Belligerant Quotes & Sayings

In rap music, even though the element of poetry is very strong, so is the element of the drum, the implication of the dance. Without the beat, its commercial value would certainly be more tenuous. — Archie Shepp

A sincere compliment is one of the most effective tools to teach and motivate others. — Zig Ziglar

Becoming aware of the intense suffering of billions of animals, and of our own participation in that suffering, can bring up painful emotions: sorrow and grief for the animals; anger at the injustice and deception of the system; despair at the enormity of the problem; fear that trusted authorities and institutions are, in fact, untrustworthy; and guilt for having contributed to the problem. Bearing witness means choosing to suffer. Indeed, empathy is literally 'feeling with.' Choosing to suffer is particularly difficult in a culture that is addicted to comfort
a culture that teaches that pain should be avoided whenever possible and that ignorance is bliss. We can reduce our resistance to witnessing by valuing authenticity over personal pleasure, and integration over ignorance. — Melanie Joy

All women on earth
and men, too for that matter
hope for the kind of love that transforms us, raises us up out of the everyday, & gives us the courage to survive our little deaths: the heartache of unfulfilled dreams, of career and personal disappointments, of broken love affairs. — Lisa See

You're scared, but just because you can't see your future, doesn't mean I can't. I see it clearly because I can see mine. — Amanda Maxlyn

Bring the army of the faithful through. — George Meredith

Trumpet players are just belligerant, and cocky, and you know, just hard-headed. — Wynton Marsalis

The enemy will not perish of himself. Neither will the Chinese reactionaries nor the aggressive forces of U.S. imperialism in China step down from the stage of history of their own accord. — Mao Zedong

I don't speak up about something unless I feel strongly about it and until I've researched a subject extensively and have an informed decision about it. — Viggo Mortensen