Quotes About Confrontation

You can hold on to the smallest doubt and take comfort in it, stay in denial and go on with your carefree life, until one day you're finally cornered by a truth that can no longer be ignored.

Casus Belli. It means an incident that's used to justify a war...

The fact that war is the word we use for almost everything—on terrorism, drugs, even poverty—has certainly helped to desensitize us to its invocation; if we wage wars on everything, how bad can they be?

him, Cousin One. But first, I'll take this." He grabbed for Riff's flute. Riff jumped back. "No, you won't!" Captain Zee swung his whip,

As I was to learn, avoiding conflict causes conflict to seek you out.

Make them honour you, fight you or tremble.

Eines Tages klopfte die Angst an die Tür. Der Mut stand auf und öffnete. Aber da war keiner.

Sinead broke in. "The cops need to know what to do with Evan, Amy. What should I tell them?" "Shoot to kill?" Ian suggested.

Facing facts is definitely preferable to facing defeat.

The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back.

Now, you red-eyed devil, he said

If looks could kill I should have been a dead man that day.  Openly they spat at sight of me, and, everywhere arose snarls and cries.

Questi uomini che stanno per uccidermi sembrano spaventati dalla mia morte.

Only the fact of my broken limbs prevents me from leaping at your throat.

I dare not kill you. But I can break more bones, and you will walk sideways like a crab.

Now then!" cried Vita Palas. "Don't you go slanging me, you raddled old hussy! I know your kind, all skin and spleen, and wrinkles to wrap over all! Your own morals are sewage, you with your dancing-boys and gigolos! Don't you try slanging me any more, or I'll snatch off your wig and really explain what I think of you! It will not be nice! It will turn your long nose blue!

It seems," said Gersen, "that troubles are catching up with you." Dasce spat at him. "Fah! What more can you do to me? Do you think I fear death? I live only out of hate.

Farmer hauled before constabulary court after attack upon the person of Bose Coggindell, Fellow of the Institute, 54th Degree, in self-justification: "These chaps have it easy. They lean back in their chairs and say, 'Suffer, you'll love it. Do it the hard way. Sweat.' They'd like me to hitch my wife to a plow, the way it used to be done. So I showed him what I thought of what he calls 'detachment'." Justice (after fining farmer 75 SVU):

The archveult Xexamedes, digging gentian roots in Were Wood, became warm with exertion. He doffed his cloak and returned to work, but the glint of blue scales was noticed by Herark the Harbinger and the diabolist Shrue. Approaching by stealth they leapt forth to confront the creature. Then, flinging a pair of nooses about the supple neck, they held him where he could do no mischief.

Folk who turn their backs on trouble only get their arses kicked.

Q: So then they desist? A: Usually. Q: And if not? A: I pitch them into the sea.

the greatest joy a man can know is to conquer his enemies and drive them before him. To ride their horses and take away their possessions. To see the faces of those who were dear to them bedewed

It's obvious you're just a bad loser," said Chloe. "I want my notebook!

You know, Elijah raised a hand to shake a finger at her, you have an attitude problem. I certainly do. Your attitude is a huge problem for me.