B. F. Skinner Quotes

Violence doesn't equal strength.

Without love, violence will change the world; it will change it into a more violent one.

We are taught that revenge is strong and compassion is weak. We are taught that power is more important than love.

Love compels cruelty To those who do not understand love.

Hatred ever kills, love never dies. Such is the vast difference between the two. What is obtained by love is retained for all time. What is obtained by hatred proves a burden in reality for it increases hatred." - by Mohandas K. Gandhi -

Peace is the result of love, and if love were easy we'd all be good at it.

Spread love and understanding,” Reacher said. “Use force if necessary.

Human beings seem unable to live without war, but they are also unable to live without love.

Unarmed love is the most powerful force in all the world.

Nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could, for all those born beneath an angry star, lest we forget how fragile we are.

Do you think you can cure the hatreds and the maladjustments of the world by hanging them? You simply show your ignorance and your hate when you say it. You may here and there cure hatred with love and understanding, but you can only add fuel to the flames by cruelty and hate.

Love is more powerful than kicking ass.

A prayer that must have a cannon behind it better never be uttered. Forgiveness ought not to go in partnership with shot and shell. Love need not carry knives and revolvers.

Force is not a remedy.

I don't ever believe in violence as a kind of medicine.

The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.

I am opposed to war, to killing people, to any kind of hatred and violence.

It is my contention that most people are not mugged every day, that most people in this world do not encounter violence every day. I think we prepare people for violence, and I think it just as important that we prepare people for the definition of being gentle. ... for so many years gentle has been equated with weakness but it requires more strength to be gentle. So it's the every day encounters of life that I think we prepare children for and prepare them to be good to other people and to consider other people.

… morality ends where the gun begins.

There's a difference between action and violence. Violence isn't fun.

I'm not just a fighter; I like to give love as well. I'm a lover, too.

Selfishness is weakness. But loving and caring for others is a position of power beyond anything we can possibly imagine.

The force of arms only reveals man s weakness.

All living beings have experience of pleasure and pain, and we are among them. What makes human beings different is that we have a powerful intelligence and a much greater ability to achieve happiness and avoid suffering. Real happiness and friendship come not from money or even knowledge, but from warm-heartednes s. Once we recognize this we will be more inclined to cultivate it.

I will not play at tug o' war, I'd rather play at hug o' war