Evel Knievel Quotes

Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself.

When someone mistreats you, the correct reaction is not to go out and do something to destroy somebody else's property.

[..] and there are tons of people I hate so much that I wouldn't mind taking them out. But killing them wouldn't get me anywhere - that's the conclusion I always come to. If I'm going to pay for it in the end, I might as well let them live.

If a person offends you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance, and hit him with a brick.

I don't think anybody should ever touch anybody in anger, ever.

Above all things, I must not get angry. If I do get angry I knock all the teeth out of the mouth of the poor wretch who has angered me.

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

You would have to go really crazy on me before I throw a punch.

I know if someone talked trash to me, I'd want to kick his butt.

It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.

It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.

It occured to Starling how much Roden would benefit from an elbow smash in the hinge of his jaw.

Whenever thy hand can reach it, tear out the foe's brain, for such an opportunity washes anger from the mind.

I ain't the type for begging, I am not the type to plead. If she don't change those evil ways, I'm gonna make her bleed.

I haven't physically attacked anyone in a couple of years.

I was hoping he would get up so I could hit him again and keep him down.

Instead of a man of peace and love, I have become a man of violence and revenge.

You don't hurt 'em if you don't hit 'em.

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

I never had a desire to hurt anybody. I have at certain times had violent urges, but I don't think I ever have hurt anybody. Tried to a couple times, but I don't think I have. Yeah, guess I have. In high school. I was dirty then. Kick 'em. I might not've hurt 'em, though, they might've just been afraid of me.

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

War is what happens when language fails.

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

I'm happy to report that everybody whose face I've wanted to punch on Earth has already been punched.

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.