(noun) The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
"Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him."
"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun."
"But sometimes it takes more courage to live than to shoot yourself."
"You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!"
"If they don’t know your dreams, they can’t shoot them down."