Quotes About Confrontation

I've never been mugged, never really experienced street fear. In fact, I'm the one who gets into arguments because I don't keep my mouth shut.

Shutting out the depression strengthens it. While you hide from it, it grows.

I'm not good at confrontation. I know my strengths. I like company. And I am not a great arguer... I do find it much easier talking to people I like about things we both like.

Fighting your opponent's strengths is the key, you frustrate them on what they have best.

People who drop litter really stress me out. I have been known to chase after people and say, 'Sorry, but you've forgotten something,' and then hand it back to them.

If something's stressful I've always tended to just find ways of avoiding it rather than rising to meet it or try to change it.

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.

If someone criticizes me, I strike back.

Why don't you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me (if I'm stronger).

I don't start fights, but sometimes I don't walk away from them. It hasn't happened in a long time, but it's happened, and I regret those times. I should have been more in control of myself, stronger, more adult.

Staring prejudice in the face imposes a cruel discipline: to structure your anger, to achieve a certain dignity, an angry dignity.

Face your financial issues head on. Open your bills, pick up the phone, call your lender. If applicable, tell them you're struggling and explain why. If you lost your job or took a pay cut, be ready to prove it.

All the knowing ones were consulted as to the issue, and they all agreed, to a man, in one of two opinions: either that Bob would flog Billy, or Billy would flog Bob.

Negotiation means getting the best of your opponent.

I just play hard-hitting football, but at least I look the opponent in the face before I hit him.

I break people's faces. I break their arms. I break their legs. That's a part of the sport. That's my job. That's the job of the opponent who's trying to do the same thing to me.

With any opponent there's always a challenge and something to watch for.

I like the octagon because there are no corners; there is nowhere for my opponent to go.

I'd say I'm a front foot defender; I never hesitate to go in for a challenge. You have to get one over your opponent and dominate them.

I like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.

Once I get an opponent, I'm locked into him.

You always have to put pressure on an opponent.

In football you need to look to make life difficult for the opponent.

You need to go out to the game and just understand you need to beat your opponent. With all of the respect, because you need to have respect for your opponent, but you need to beat them. If you don't beat them, they will beat you.