Lauren Myracle Quotes

It's one thing to say, 'I don't like what you said to me and I find it rude and offensive,' but the moment you threaten violence in return, you've taken it to another level, where you lose whatever credibility you had.

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

There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.

Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while.

I mean if someone you know pushes a button you're gonna strike back out.

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

I don't mean go out and get violent; but at the same time you should never be nonviolent unless you run into some nonviolence. I'm nonviolent with those who are nonviolent with me. But when you drop that violence on me, then you've made me go insane, and I'm not responsible for what I do.

People are mean to each other.

Even when I'm stressed out I'm not mean to people. I'm not constantly rude to people. But sometimes people are so rude.

I have observed that whenever you try to hit somebody, there is a tendency for them to try to hit you back.

We don't need to respond with desperate violence.

There are answers which, in turning away wrath, only send it to the other end of the room.

We get blows and return them.

If someone criticizes me, I strike back.

When something horrible is done to you, the natural impulse is to strike back.

I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.

A lot of times, you had to beat the bullies at their own game. But the difficulty is not becoming the bully yourself.

I think violence can never be justified.

Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.

I'll get to the force field of this hostility, why it's there, why the rage is in any of us, why the trash takes place, whether or not it's between me and a couple of hecklers in the audience or between this country and another nation, the rage.

I keep thinking, we teach children to use language to solve their disputes. We teach them not to hit and fight and bite. Then look what adults do!

For every whack I've given, I've gotten four or five.

Don't get even, get mad.

If you rile a tiger, he's going to show his claws.

You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag.