Quotes About Conflict

What have you done to him? Where is he?" The Voivode leaned forward, stared the pasha directly in the eyes, and smiled sweetly. "I put him in the stew. All I had to serve you for meat was that delicious pig, and I did not wish to offend your religious sensitivities.

Hell, we're already more compatible than Cory and I ever were." "You mean she hasn't tried to stave in your head with an ashtray or cut off your balls with a butcher knife?

But Mom was the craziest. The gun had really sent her into outer space. After finding it, she'd beaten him with a wooden spoon—so hard that he couldn't sit down the rest of the day, only lie on his stomach in bed.

His mother tried to get him back on the straight and narrow, but the sheriff locked him up one night after they found him naked in a cow pasture screaming about mind-taps and government conspiracies

Here he was now, the supposedly Catholic ruler of an Orthodox people under Moslem attack.

Men are interesting specimens," Althea said. "They never cease to come up with ways to screw things up.

Think about this, the people gave birth to me cannot stop hating each other enough. What does that tell you about me? Half of my genes must be fighting with other half, no wonder I am so fucking messed up.

The world's most sensible and the most idiotic person lies within us.. the worst part is we can't say who is who

Don't fall in love with her again, a voice within me warned. You never fell out of love with her, another voice countered with an evil laugh.

When two women don't share the right vibe, a peaceful hour together is a minor miracle.

Why are you are throwing them out, Uncle?' Anjali said.

hearing Monty Tinsman's name caused Jayson to scowl again. "He also said the woman is a witch in high heels." Jayson sighed. Another part of this ordeal to deal with. "She's supposed to be here tomorrow." He glanced at Jack. "Why don't you show her around?" He wasn't hopeful, but he gave it a shot.

Take/Throw a Punch

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation.

I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition.

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend and brother, Mr. Chapman, told us just how the war would end.

We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone.

It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my people to be quiet and not to begin a war.

I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.

I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my country.

The world maddens some, and brutifies others.

Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.

Hockey is figure skating in a war zone.