Inga Muscio

Words outlive people, institutions, civilizations. Words spur images, associations, memories, inspirations and synapse pulsations. Words send off physical resonations of thought into the nethersphere. Words hurt, soothe, inspire, demean, demand, incite, pacify, teach, romance, pervert, unite, divide. Words be powerful.

American Activist

Jed Mercurio

The world is a horrible place, but no one worries because we have all been pacified by anodyne television in which incorruptible cops solve crimes, crusading lawyers keep the innocent out of prison, and streetwise social workers rescue children from abuse.

British Writer

David Dellinger

I believe that the United States has no possible ability to pacify the Vietnamese people, win support for Thieu, win a political victory or a military victory in the air, on the ground, in the North or the South.

John Cleese

God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered.

English Actor

Chance The Rapper

The problem is that my generation was pacified into believing that racism existed only in our history books.

American Musician

Iliza Shlesinger

I firmly believe in standing by what you are. I was never taught to dim my light to pacify other people.

American Comedian

Kathryn Bigelow

I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.

American Director

Michel Temer

I want to construct a better country for each Brazilian: pacified, just, without hate or rancor.

Brazilian Politician

Satchel Paige

If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.

American Baseball Player

Jair Bolsonaro

Pacify in personal contexts often involves reducing emotional distress or conflict.

Emotional Tone

Sometimes, 'pacify' implies only temporary calm, possibly avoiding real solutions.

Not Always Positive

'Pacify' often means calming without touch, using words or gestures.

Non-physical Calm

When used in politics or military, 'pacify' often implies the use of force to restore order.

Forceful Peace

'Pacify' can suggest the establishment of control over a disorderly situation.

Controlled Calm

Imposing peace may cause underlying resentment, as 'pacify' doesn't always mean willing compliance.

Potential Resentment

 or what is a socially embraced choice. I also embrace the idea that we should go beyond thinking about individual choices, that it's very important to rethink social choices, since this ideology of individual choice has pacified us. It really prevented us to think about social change.

Renata Salecl: Our...

 they were only pacified in the late sixties. While other indigenous groups around they were already pretty much vanished, they've managed to stand up to the outside world. They're still very much in touch with their culture and their traditions.