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Quotes About Conflict

If my father was alive to hear that, he'd turn over in his grave.
~ Yogi Berra
It's hard when your father's the coach. Sometimes you don't know where one leaves off and the other begins.
~ Pete Maravich
The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized.
~ Michael Beschloss
At night my father often heard sporadic gunfire mixed in with the sound of dogs howling. If the war came closer, soon there would be only minor difference between shooting a dog and shooting a man.
~ Dinaw Mengestu
Your father is angry with me because he thinks I almost got myself killed,' said Sabriel, with a slight grin. 'I don't understand it myself, since I think he should be glad that I didn't.
~ Garth Nix
They're mutually incompatible I feel; being a wise thief and a wise father.
~ Andre Braugher
The gun of the father is always the undoing of the son.
~ Mohsin Hamid
My father hated rock and roll - hated it. My first real argument with my father was over the Rolling Stones. And he never, ever liked rock and roll. He just liked me.
~ Patti Smith
My father represented authority, which meant—to me—that he could not also represent understanding.
~ William Maxwell
My father taught me to be independent and cocky and free thinking, but he could not stand it if I disagreed with him.
~ Sara Maitland
My mom loved rock n' roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around. He liked classical music and Duke Ellington.
~ Patti Smith
My mom loved rock 'n roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around.
~ Patti Smith
Our party must continue to strike fear in the heart of the white man, our real enemy!
~ Robert Mugabe
In order to get to a healthier and more productive place, we need to give up our fear of conflict, turmoil and resistance.
~ John M. Gottman
Armed conflict between nations is a nightmare to me; but if I were convinced that any nation had made up its mind to dominate the world by fear of its force, I should feel that it must be resisted.
~ Neville Chamberlain
Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
~ Benjamin Rush
They yearn for what they fear for.
~ Dante Alighieri
The only thing we have to fear on this planet is man.
~ Carl Jung
Bosnia is a country of hatred and fear.
~ Ivo Andric
Gratitude and fear can't stand the sight of each other.
~ Robin Sharma
What we fear we often rage against.
~ Annie Proulx
Anger is nothing more than an outward expression of hurt, fear and frustration
~ Phil McGraw
Irrepressible curiosity vied with an instinctive fear.
~ Haruki Murakami
Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?
~ Holly Near