Rory Miller quotes
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“The only defense against evil, violent people is good people who are more skilled at violence.”
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“It's often been said, "Violence never solved anything." The simple truth is that when you are slammed up against the wall and the knife is at your throat, when a circle of teenagers is kicking you as you curl into a ball on the sidewalk, or when the man walks into your office building or school with a pair of guns and starts shooting, only violence, or the reasonable threat of violence, is going to save your life. In the extreme moment, only force can stop force.”
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“It's better to avoid than to run; better to run than to de-escalate; better to de-escalate than to fight; better to fight than to die. The very essence of self-defense is a thin list of things that might get you out alive when you are already screwed.”
-- Rory MillerSource : "Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence". Book by Rory Miller, 2008.
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“Why is a caterpillar wrapped in silk while it changes into a butterfly? So the other caterpillars can't hear the screams. Change hurts”
-- Rory MillerSource : Rory Miller (2014). “Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence”, p.157, YMAA Publication Center, Inc.
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“Better to avoid than run, better to run than de-escalcate, better to de-escalate than fight, better to fight than die.”
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“Here's a rule of life: You don't get to pick what bad things happen to you”
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“No intelligent man has ever lost a fight to someone who said 'I'm gonna kick your ass'.”
-- Rory MillerSource : Rory Miller (2014). “Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence”, p.88, YMAA Publication Center, Inc.
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“It is much easier and safer to scare someone into submission than to beat them into submission.”
-- Rory MillerSource : Rory Miller (2014). “Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected”, p.121, YMAA Publication Center, Inc.
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“The dream is damned and dreamer too if dreaming's all that dreamers do.”
-- Rory MillerSource : "Interview: Rory Miller, Detentions Specialist and Conflict Expert". Video Q&A, www.ikigaiway.com. June 18, 2013.
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“Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation.”
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Source : Aimee Liu (2011). “Restoring Our Bodies, Reclaiming Our Lives: Guidance and Reflections on Recovery from Eating Disorders”, p.4, Shambhala Publications
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“You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.”
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Source : Source: www.realstylenetwork.com
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“Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.”
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