A. J. Pritchard Quotes

Why do we have to have another riot?

So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.

The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture and paints a picture of what was happening in Harlem then.

You have to understand the Newark Riots - a lot of people understand that the pain was the initial explosion of anger and alienation, but after that, the response, sending the National Guard troops - a lot of violence was carried out and perpetrated by those who were allegedly coming here to protect residents.

You're not going to win anything with bottles and bricks.

America seems to have a love affair with violence. America is the most violent nation on earth.

This don't go here. [A major riot ensued.]

We deeply deplore the recent acts of lawlessness and violence that have brought utmost disgrace to the fair name of India and the greatest misery to innocent people, irrespective of who were the aggressors and who were the victims. We denounce for all time the use of force to achieve political ends and we call upon all the communities in India, to whatever persuasion they may belong, not only to refrain from all acts of violence and disorder but also to avoid, both in speech and in writing, any incitement to such acts.

Eventually, someone is going to pick up a brick.

I don't care who gets in my way... I'm just gonna come right though and riot.

Listen, 'The Purge' actually exists in some form or another in many places around the world when you think about it.

The crowd, still shouting, gives way before us. We plough our way through. Women hold their aprons over their faces and go stumbling away. A roar of fury goes up. A wounded man is being carried off.

I have busted more hippies' noses than all the narcs in the free world.

I was - the last protest I was at was in Genoa, where I got tear gassed, and I hate tear gas, and I hate being in crowds.

I don't know why you are treating me like this. The only thing I have done is carry a pistol into a movie.

I was a kid who got picked on in school, and now the guys beating up those kids were wearing red caps and using my music to fuel that aggression. But if they listen to the lyrics, the aggression is targeted at them.

Many are observing Ferguson and witnessing the anger, demonstrations, looting and vandalism and calling for quiet. But quiet isn't enough. The absence of noise isn't the presence of justice - and we must demand justice in Ferguson and the other 'Fergusons' around America.

A riot is the language of the unheard.

I was told there would be riots in the streets, but there were no riots.

I can still smell the tear gas in the Hilton Hotel.

We had a lot of riots. We came under attack from many of the police departments. It certainly wasn't some publicity thing. I was afraid for many years. We couldn't play in LA for many years. A lot of people got very cynical.

I started my political career facing lynch mobs.

Panamanians live in a chronic state of insurrection and violence.

There are a lot of bleeding hearts around who just don’t like to see people with helmets and guns. All I can say is go and bleed … It is more important to keep law and order in society than to be worried about weak-kneed people …