Quotes About Conflict

I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.

The history of mankind is the history of our misunderstandings with god, for he doesn't understand us, and we don't understand him.

Yevgeny Yevtushenko: 'You atheist?'"Kingsley Amis: 'Well, yes, but it's more that I hate him.

Even those who want to go to heaven would rather kill than be killed.

Where there is conflict, there is no God.

A good friend doesn't try to break up a fight. A good friend comes in with a flying kick.

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.

We were pretty good mates until the Beatles started to split up and Yoko came into it. It was more like old army buddies splitting up on account of wedding bells.

For every idealistic peacemaker willing to renounce his self-defence in favour of a weapons-free world, there is at least one warmaker anxious to exploit the other's good intentions.

If you are to be kept right, you must possess either good friends or red-hot enemies. The one will warn you, the other will expose you.

The most painful moral struggles are not those between good and evil, but between the good and the lesser good.

Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, and you can't settle anything until morning anyway.

The contest is not between Us and Them, but between Good and Evil, and if those who would fight Evil adopt the ways of Evil, Evil wins.

Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.

The common good and the individual good rarely coincide.

National Socialism and Christianity are irreconcilable.

The only thing that can ruin a good day is people.

Managers who are skilled communicators may also be good at covering up real problems.

The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.

A new dynasty is never founded without a struggle. Blood makes good manure.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.