Quotes About Conflict

Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni.

What got worked on was based on who yelled the loudest or most often, who could engineer the best side deals with the expediters, or who could get the ear of the highest ranking executive.

Before, I was merely worried that it Operations was under attack by Development, Information Security, Audit, and the business. Now, I'm starting to realize that my primary managers seem to be at war with each other, as well. What will it take for us to all get along?

One of the inherent challenges with initiatives such as DevOps transformations is that they are inevitably in conflict with ongoing business operations. Part

Doing this requires disruption and innovation, which puts us at odds with groups who are currently responsible for daily operations and the internal bureaucracies, and who will almost always win.

Something is really screwy in the world when I'm finding reasons to thank Development and Security in the same day.

but to keep your head low enough to avoid the political battles that make you inherently vulnerable. I have absolutely no interest in becoming one of the vps who just give each other PowerPoints all day long.

The Strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.

By placing confidence in violent means, one has chosen the very type of struggle with which the oppressors nearly always have superiority.

The maintenance of high standards of behavior in nonviolent action is necessary at all stages of the conflict.

Resistane violence may help unite the putschists' basic supporters and military forces against the ?anti coup? defenders

Shut up, Gotlieb! I have had enough of you as well. I warned you. You are hereby reassigned to desk duty in the information-processing center. You may not participate in any war-related activities! Return to your base immediately!

For crying out loud, guys, stop this crap right now!" Ray's face turned red with anger, hands shaking.

It's difficult to continue loving someone who shits on you.

I live between fearing doom and wishing for it.

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.

War like any other racket, pays high dividends to the very few. The cost of operations is always transferred to the people who do not profit.

Self-restraint, which is a choice, is all that separates armistice and war.

General William T. Sherman

There's too many men too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go round

Stuffed creatures, come to life and attack werewolves.

One of the werewolves tried to break away from the attacking mob of otters and crocodiles to get at them, but a persistent baby alligator (Observe the Young of the Species, Only Two Feet Long) chomped on its ankle and dragged it back into the mêlée.

Ay, there's the rub,

People do keep on talking about wanting a war so that their side will win. But ultimately all they really want is for their side to be a bit better off. Nobody wishes for their side to triumph completely.