Quotes About Confrontation

Never be afraid of the conversations you are having. Be afraid of the conversations you are not having.

A friend who is a high-level executive, intimidating to many, recently promoted a courageous employee who walked into his office with a large bucket of sand and poured it on the rug. "What the hell are you doing?" demanded my friend. The

A friend who is a high-level executive, intimidating to many, recently promoted a courageous employee who walked into his office with a large bucket of sand and poured it on the rug. "What the hell are you doing?" demanded my friend. The employee replied, "I just figured I'd make it easier for you to bury your head in the sand on the topic I keep bringing up and you keep avoiding." You

When our conversations become constrained, when we avoid topics that might cause upset, when we accept comments or behavior that are hurtful, we no longer aim for harmony but rather toward a sort of deafness that allows us to stay in a relationship longer than we should.  Our senses have become dulled and we end up settling, even when we are anguished. 

Talking like touching. Writing like punching somebody.

They just started throwing these canisters. One of them hit me so I lobbed it back." "Nothing at all would have hit you if you'd been minding your business." "And nothing will change if nobody takes action against injustice. Remember when you and Mama took me to hear Dr. King speak? Remember what he said? 'We die when we refuse to stand up for justice.

If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.

The weapon of memory, turned on the self, is an apocalyptic sword.

Sable hair bisected his pecs and arrowed down to the straight and unequivocal statement of his returned interest. Forcing my gaze to his face, I said, "I really don't think we have time for that." "You know that, and I know that, but HE doesn't believe it." "Believe it," I told HIM. J.X.'s mouth tugged into one of those heart-stopping smiles. "Maybe you should whisper in his ear.

Swift opened his eyes. "Your fingers are shaking." Max nodded. "Adrenaline. It's pretty exciting seeing your friend's car get shot full of holes. Especially with your friend sitting inside." Swift nodded too. "From my side too.

Mrs. Smith looked confused. She looked to Mrs. Nelson, who pleasantly but determinedly attempted to stare down Ellery. Ellery wasn't having any of it. He stared back. Mrs. Nelson was not to be outdone. She beetled her brows in disapproval. Ellery delivered the coup de grâce and arched one eyebrow. Defeated, Mrs. Nelson slumped back in her chair.

He landed on cheap shot, but I knocked him out of the tournament.

There is nothing more unloving than to be silent in the face of lies that will ruin another person.

Robin smiled meekly, as if she were confronting a mythical troll and was afraid to get too close.

If people choose to live their life in a way that does not confront the more troubling aspects of their experience, that's fine, if it works for them. But it will probably make them uncomfortable if they come up against somebody like me. So they just shouldn't! They shouldn't read my work!

No experience is so terrifying, I've always said, once you turn on the light, and take a hard, clear look at the thing that most terrifies you.

a person would need more than one good kick to stop a murderer.

No es cierto que en un duelo de miradas pierda el primero que la aparte. Quien pierde es el que, ante la inmediatez de su derrota, aparta la vista para impedir que su adversario la vea reflejada en sus ojos.

I am no faint-heart when it comes to the unpleasant truth. Indeed I have always taken a bracing sort of pleasure in facing it.

Peter said, his voice as dry as burnt toast. "Can we leave?"  Of course they couldn't leave. Not before she'd crossed the room, planted herself in front

Yet when we are in a state of trust, we experience reality with new eyes and we: Reveal more Expect less and over deliver Assume the best of others Look at situations with an open heart Interpret communications through truth and facts Tell the truth Yes people to confront truth

A félelem ellen harcolni kell, elszántan és cselekv?n. És amikor szembeszáll vele, tapasztalni fogja, hogy meglep?en gyönge ellenfél.

Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it.

I wake up in the Landing. "Wyn Salvadorm you son of a rasshøl!" I yell into the mall.