Quotes About Awareness

the energy of violence moves through our culture. Some experience it as a light but unpleasant breeze, easy to tolerate. Others are destroyed by it, as if by a hurricane. But nobody—nobody—is untouched

Fears are educated into us, and can, if we wish, be educated out." —Karl A. Menninger

Cuando aceptamos que la violencia la comete gente que mira y actúa como el resto de nosotros, silenciamos la voz de la negación, la voz que susurra: "Este tipo no parece un asesino".

We all see the signals because there is a universal code of violence. You'll find some of you need to break that code in the following chapters, but most of it is in you.

The Bulletproof Mind

Women, particularly in big cities, live with a constant wariness. Their lives are literally on the line in ways men just don't experience. Ask some man you know, "When is the last time you were concerned or afraid that another person would harm you?" Many men cannot recall an incident within years. Ask a woman the same question and most will give you a recent example or say, "Last night," "Today," or even "Every day." Still

I spent half my childhood and half my adulthood practicing prediction while perfecting denial.

women visit emergency rooms for injuries caused by their husbands or boyfriends more often than for injuries from car accidents, robberies and rapes combined. Our

It's important to clarify that forced teaming, too many details, charm, niceness, typecasting and loan sharking are all in daily use by people who have no sinister intent. You might have already recognized several of these strategies as those commonly used by men who want little more than an opportunity to engage a woman in conversation.

Intuition is a gift we all have, whereas retention of knowledge is a skill.

Whether or not men can relate to it or believe it or accept it, that is the way it is. Women, particularly in big cities, live with a constant wariness. Their lives are literally on the line in ways men just don't experience.

We may suppress an objectionable thought about a friend, but the only way to really banish a thought is to consider it.

When we accept that violence is committed by people who look and act like people, we silence the voice of denial, the voice that whispers, "This guy doesn't look like a killer." Our

I've presented these facts about the frequency of violence for a reason: to increase the likelihood that you will believe it is at least possible that you or someone you care for will be a victim at some time. That belief is a key element in recognizing when you are in the presence of danger. That belief balances denial, the powerful and cunning enemy of successful predictions.

Many parents think it does. When they want to underscore the importance of a given instruction, they attach some dreadful outcome to it: "Come right home; you don't want to get kidnapped," "Don't go there alone; remember, anyone could be a killer," and on and on. There

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intuition is always right in at least two important ways; It is always in response to something. it always has your best interest at heart

Denial is a save now, pay later scheme.

You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations.

The solution to violence in America is the acceptance of reality

Every child starts out loving animals, identifying with them. But early on, adults start sending them contradictory messages. They'll give a kid a stuffed animal to hug and love and sleep with. But at the same time, they're serving them animals for dinner every night. It's crazy, if you think about it. But when you're young, you just accept what grown-ups tell you as the truth.

I was sure that none of the other wonderful actors I had met for this role would have such truthfulness, would have such courage and self-awareness of auto-destruction as River does. - Agnieszka Holland

We circled around for a long time because they were being very cautious. They didn't want to lose me. That would have been noticed.

the world was shocked when River Phoenix overdosed, but the people working on this film should not have been . . . this performance should have been seen by someone as a cry for help.