Amy Purdy Quotes

He who turns the other cheek will get hit with the other fist.

This is the vow to those consumed by hatred. We have but one path—waging war on them to the death.

I don't support violence, period.

As a result of my philosophy, I wasn't even upset about Hitler. I was willing to go to war to knock him off, but I didn't hate him. I hated what he was doing.

I'm not really concerned with trying to turn haters into believers.

Men should give enemies leisure to flee.

If a man smites you on one cheek, smash him on the other.

I'm very much against war; I'm very much against terrorism of any kind. I find terrorism to be one of the most appalling things that can exist in society.

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

Violence is absolutely not our method.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.

I'm not someone who is a fan of a lot of violence.

You have to see the human being in the enemy. If there is potential for change, there is still hope.

As we look around, it's very clear that in this world people do outrageous things to one another all of the time. It's not that these qualities or actions make us bad people, but they bring tremendous suffering if we don't know how to work with them.

The foundation of my beliefs is the same as it was when I was 10. Non-violence.

Love your enemies... it's not always an easy tenet to live by... and I have more often than not been inclined to wish my enemies ill than well.

Terror can never be defeated by force alone.

Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.

Some may seek revenge, but this is not our policy.

I think 'Make love, not war' might be the most profound statement that's ever been made.

Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.

The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways.

War is a beastly business, it is true, but one proof we are human is our ability to learn, even from it, how better to exist.

No doubt it requires two to fight. But both of them need not necessarily be fighters. It is, all the same, a fight, even if one goes on beating and the other gets beaten. There is no guarantee that others would behave properly with us even if we remain peaceful and cordial with them.

The most peaceful and responsible thing this body could do is listen to the complaints of people who have resorted to violent action.