When Violence Is the Answer Quotes

“anytime you attempt to bury your head in the sand and deny the existence of violence in your world, not only are you giving up your power, but you are giving it over to the very perpetrators of random violence whose existence you are hoping to ignore.”
― Tim Larkin, When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake

“hesitation—the difference between acting and reacting—can be the difference between life and death.”
― Tim Larkin, When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake

“lack of what we called in the military “situational awareness” is a significant factor in acts of random violence”
― Tim Larkin, When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake

“examine the act from a purely tactical perspective. The knockout game is an example of indiscriminate, asocial violence.”
― Tim Larkin, When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake

“There are reams of books on either side of the discrete points of violence, but very few on the act itself. This book focuses on the moments when violence is actually happening. That narrow window of time where we, as sane, socialized citizens, would be justified in using the tool in defense of self or others.”
― Tim Larkin, When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake

“In the first case, the knife ended the life of an innocent person. In the second case, it saved the life of a woman and her child. But it was the same knife. It worked in the hands of the “good guy” the same way it worked in the hands of the “bad guy.”
― Tim Larkin, When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake

“I truly believe that violence is almost never the answer. But when it is, it is the only answer, and we all need to be prepared for it.”
― Tim Larkin, When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake

“if I teach you the principles of self-protection, and change the way you think about violence, you’ll be able to handle any scenario without hesitation.”
― Tim Larkin, When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake

“This book is about stamping the principles of violence into your subconscious. It’s about turning your brain into the ultimate concealed carry.”
― Tim Larkin, When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake

“effective combat is all about shutting down your opponent’s most valuable weapon—his brain. A debilitating injury to the body takes the brain out of the equation and destroys any strength, speed, or size advantage the opponent might have.”
― Tim Larkin, When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake