Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Quotes

The stone often recoils on the head of the thrower.

Those to whom evil is done do evil in return.

If anybody has done bad things to me, then I must have done the same to them.

Blowback is simply another way of saying that a nation reaps what it sows.

The snake will always bite back.

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.

All bite the bitten dog.

Revenge does not long remain unrevenged.

If you are to strike, then make it painful, because you'll get the same blame either way.

They sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.

The toe you step on today may be connected to the foot that kicks your ass tomorrow.

Violence and injury enclose in their net all that do such things, and generally return upon him who began.

Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.

Violence and wrong enclose all who commit them in their meshes and do mostly recoil on him from whom they begin.

As a young man, I think I was in a bit of the revenge business for too many years of my life.

Revenge and retaliation always perpetuate the cycle of anger, fear and violence.

As in nature, so in politics: Every action has a reaction.

There are great and terrible consequences to any act of violence, and they reverberate beyond the act itself.

I'm always amazed that people are shocked when their despicable action causes an equally despicable reaction.

Hate begets hate and if karma and punishment is the only language you understand then the road ahead will be rocky.

It's really crazy looking back on my bullies or whoever was trying to torment me or tease me, because karma is just, like, crazy.

Life will let you get away with something for a while, but sooner or later, you will pay the price. Everything you do in life causes the effects that you experience. When you get the bill, be prepared to pay.

For every action there’s a reaction. And also, for every action there’s an equal and opposite criticism.

Never throw stones if you think they're going to come back and hit you.