Quotes About Conflict

The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime.

Ok. You fuck me, then snub me. You love me, you hate me. You show me a sensitive side, then you turn into a total asshole. Is this a pretty accurate description of our relationship.

The basic notion underlying USENET is the flame.

Cu Chulainn will] spill the blood of everybody in the fort unless you act quickly and send the naked women out to meet him." ... "Bring on the naked women!" said Conchobar.

Laws are silent in times of war.

By force of arms. (Vi Et Armis)

Force overcome by force. (Vi Victa Vis)

Ellen could have killed me," Jack said quietly, "but she didn't. She saved my life." "How come?" Fitch demanded. "After all this?" Ellen turned scarlet and stared at the ground. "Maybe none of my opponents ever gave me flowers before," she mumbled.

Outside the Weirwall, Jack could hear the thud of bodies colliding and the cries of the wounded. It seemed like a lot of noise. Even given the fact that Ellen was involved. "Why'd she go out there?" Jack demanded. "Why didn't you stop her?" Brooks spat on the ground. "Have you ever tried to stop Captain Stephenson from anythin'?

Getawayfrommeyoumiserablelittlecreep.

Just because you're the enemy of my enemy don't mean you're my friend, Han thought.

You lying lunatic bastard. They're going to kill you." "I love you too," he murmured. "Go find Seph.

If I could destroy the world, don't you think I could fight off the queen of the Fells?" Crow snorted.

You are my father," she said to Averill. "And you are my grandmother," she said to Elena. "And you are duty-bound to me," she said to Nightwalker. "If you take action against Hunts Alone without my permission, we will be at war.

So you questioned him?" Raisa prompted. "What did he say for himself?" "Well, the first thing Gillen does is steal his purse and beat him with a club." Amon said.

A)ny time you buy weapons, or build an army, you begin to look for an excuse to use them. Plus, you pose more of a threat to others.

Think of what we could accomplish if we were not focused on murdering each other.

But sometimes we get the maddest at the people we love the most.

Politics is not about justice. It's about the settling of personal vendettas, under a thin veneer of civilization. All politics is personal.

At least I fight my own battles, Alister,' Micah said. 'Really? And exactly why did you go cackling to the dean?

Revenge is a powerful motivation, especially for someone with nothing to lose.

The girl must be looking for another hot-fudge shower," Ellen said. Then she, too, advanced on Leesha.

She was supposed to be writing an essay on how geography had shaped the great battles of the past, but she was having trouble concentrating. In fact, all she'd managed so far was a title. "How Geography Has Shaped the Great Battles of the Past.

Don't pick a fight you can't win.