Margaret J. Wheatley Quotes

Answer a violent action with another action still more violent.

Violence breeds counter-violence.

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.

Violence is a great breeder of violence.

Violence does not resolve. It always leads to more violence.

Violence always thrived on counter violence.

Violence multiplies violence.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

If they play dirty, then you play dirty.

If someone messes with me, I'm going to mess with them.

We need to respond to the mood of the people - that we must take the lives of the other side as well.

I have a saying - 'You treat me good, I'll treat you better. You treat me bad, I'll treat you worse. And when in doubt, knock 'em out.'

An escalating, violent tit-for-tat may lead to terrorism.

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.

Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.

Why are we going after those who were not going after us?

I think, personally, nothing comes from violence other than more violence.

I do to others what they do to me, only worse.

If someone does something bad to you, you do something worse to them so they never mess with you again.

If you want to end terrorism, you have to stop being terrorists

If you take, we will take back. Steal from us, and we will rob you blind. When you squeeze, we will hit. This is the way the world is made now.

The world hates us, but the bottom line is we're gonna have to show the world why they hate us by bombing the hell out of some people that have been hurting us. That's all. That's the end of it.

For hostile word let hostile word be paid.