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Quotes About Conflict

I admit that I ain't no angel, I admit that I ain't no saint-- I'm selfish and I'm cruel and I'm blind. If I exorcise my devils, well my angels may leave too. When they leave they're so hard to find...
~ Tom Waits
I've never been a fan of personality-conflict burgers and identity-crisis omelets with patchouli oil. I function very well on a diet that consists of Chicken Catastrophe and Eggs Overwhelming and a tall, cool Janitor-in-a-Drum. I like to walk out of a restaurant with enough gas to open a Mobil station.
~ Tom Waits
Civil war tends to give a helping hand to the velocity of currency, Ukraine can attest to that. However, it is quite an unpleasant way to find the intrinsic value of worthlessness.
~ Unknown
Eerily, the awakening occurred eighteen years to the day from Samuel Morse's "What hath God wrought" message. When Confederate general Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson changed the nature of the war by marching to threaten Washington, Lincoln responded by changing the nature of his leadership.
~ Tom Wheeler
A civil war is anything but civil.
~ Unknown
History shows that when you attack the majority it usually doesn't work out well for the minority.
~ Unknown
Some people believe that war brings about peace, I believe that peace brings about peace.
~ Unknown
Some people come into our lives just to be a source of irritation.
~ Unknown
Some people say that you should fight fire with fire but I say you should fight fire with water.
~ Unknown
The question also had an ominous spiritual dimension. To which God would they submit? There was the one proclaimed by the Baptists who said they could no longer serve two masters, and that freedom was a birthright. And then there was the one of the Church of England who commanded them to obey their masters and serve in thankfulness and humility.
~ Unknown
We don't do body counts.
~ Tommy Franks
The angry man will defeat Himself in battle As well as in life.
~ Tommy Lee
My mom was a Democrat and I was scared to death that she was gonna blow it. First I was going to hell with Monroe, and now to Republican hell with Nixon.
~ Tommy Rettig
He's not finished talking to us," Gabriel shot back, suddenly gripped by hatred of the priest, of the power he wielded. Father Bouchard knew precisely whom Gabriel's fury was meant for. But he knew, too, that Holy Orders were as impregnable as granite.
~ Tomson Highway
Wars start when two parties haven't taken the time to learn each other's tongues.
~ Tomson Highway
There were many bloody period in human history, many of them occurring right here in North America.
~ Tomson Highway
As long as you remember that fighting evil doesn't necessarily make you good! Good and evil are each other's enemies, but they are often found close together.
~ Unknown
right to voice one's opinions and voice one's needs directly (without fear) is assured; and healthy conflict and confrontation are encouraged as part of the family communication system.
~ Unknown
Besides, elvish arms and hands aren't really made for fighting, you know-" "Whose are?" asked Merwen. Kringle looked at her and bowed his head. "None," he said finally. "Maybe soon, everyone will know that.
~ Tony Abbott
chasing someone and being chased at the same time. You look in both directions at once.
~ Tony Abbott
There is no moral difference between a Stealth bomber and a suicide bomber. They both kill innocent people for political reasons.
~ Tony Benn
All war represents a failure of diplomacy.
~ Tony Benn
When you think of the number of men in the world who hate each other, why, when two men love each other, does the church split?
~ Tony Benn
There is no moral difference between a Stealth bomber and a suicide bomber. They both kill innocent people for political reasons.
~ Tony Benn