“Realism gives me the impression of a mistake. Violence alone escapes the feeling of poverty of those realistic experiences. Only death and desire have the force that oppresses, that takes one's breath away. Only the extremism of desire and death enable one to attain the truth.” GivingFeelingsDesireForceMistakePovertyViolenceGive MeBreathsImpressionRealisticRealismExtremism Author:Georges Bataille
“To believe that man's aggressiveness or territoriality is in the nature of the beast is to mistake some men for all men, contemporary society for all possible societies, and, by a remarkable transformation, to justify what is as what needs must be; social repression becomes a response to, rather than a cause of, human violence. Pessimism about man serves to maintain the status quo. It is a luxury for the affluent, a sop to the guilt of the politically inactive, a comfort to those who continue to enjoy the amenities of privilege.” MenNeedsBelieveHumansSocialCausesEnjoyMistakeViolenceComfortTransformationGuiltResponsePrivilegeContemporaryLuxuryBeastRemarkableJustifyPessimismStatus QuoRepressionAffluentAggressivenessAmenitiesContemporary Society Author:Leon Eisenberg
“To all the kids who looked up to me, I’m truly sorry for letting you down, but I hope it’s helped you learn that one bad decision can turn your dream into a nightmare. There is no excuse for domestic violence, and I apologize for the horrible mistake I made.” MadeDreamKidsTurnsDecisionMistakeViolenceSorryExcuseHorribleYour DreamsNightmareApologizingDomestic ViolenceNo ExcusesI ApologizeBad DecisionHorrible Mistakes Author:Ray Rice
“Non-co-operators will make a serious mistake if they seek to convert people to their creed by violence.” PeopleIfsMistakeViolenceSeriousCreedsOperatorsSerious Mistakes Book:Soul Force: Gandhi's Writings on Peace Source: Soul Force: Gandhi's Writings on Peace
“This subject brings me to that vilest offspring of the herd mind -- the odious militia. The man who enjoys marching in line and file to the strains of music falls below my contempt; he received his great brain by mistake -- the spinal cord would have been amply sufficient. This heroism at command, this senseless violence, this accursed bombast of patriotism -- how intensely I despise them! War is low and despicable, and I had rather be smitten to shreds than participate in such doings.” MenMindHas BeensWarFallEnjoyLinesMistakeBrainViolenceSubjectsHe ManLowsCommandSufficientContemptDespiseHeroismStrainFilesHerdsOffspringCordsDespicableMilitiaDoingsSmittenSpinal CordSenseless Violence Author:Albert Einstein
“It is a mistake - as so many over-centralized socialist societies have discovered - to try to eliminate money as an incentive. Money is one incentive among many, and has its place. But to put no limits on the impulse to accumulate money obsessively is as destructive as to place no limits on the impulse to commit violence. A viable democratic society needs a ceiling and a floor with regard to the distribution of wealth and assets.” NeedsTryingWealthMistakeViolenceLimitsRegardDemocraticCommitImpulseDestructiveAssetsSocialistDistributionIncentivesCeilingsDemocratic SocietyDistribution Of Wealth Author:Philip Slater
“Terrifying mass shooting and high-profile officer-involved incidents have dominated the national conversation on gun violence in recent years. But most deaths by gun are not headline-grabbing massacres. They`re more private, more intimate, and perhaps in that way, even more horrifying. Domestic violence, make no mistake, domestic violence is a gun issue.” WayYearsMistakeIssuesViolenceInvolvedConversationMassGunShootingIntimateOfficersDomestic ViolenceIncidentsHeadlinesProfileGun ViolenceMassacresGrabbingHigh ProfileMass Shootings Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“It is time to learn from the mistakes of monocultures of the mind and the essentialising violence of reductionist thought. It is time to turn to diversity for healing.” MindTurnsHealingMistakeViolenceDiversityMonoculture Author:Vandana Shiva