Quotes About Conflict

Having an enemy gives you a great story to tell customers, too. Taking a stand always stands out. People get stoked by conflict. They take sides. Passions are ignited. And that's a good way to get people to take notice.

Tener un contrincante te proporciona también una fantástica historia para contar a tus clientes. Tener una opinión marcada te hace destacar. La gente se anima cuando hay pelea. Toman partido. Los ánimos se encienden. Y esa es una forma estupenda de hacerse ver.

One of the worst ways is the non-apology apology, which sounds like an apology but doesn't really accept any blame. For example, "We're sorry if this upset you." Or "I'm sorry that you don't feel we lived up to your expectations." Whatever.

Alderaan was a debris field now, along with Mon Cala and Chandrila—all destroyed by the battle station that had burned out the infections of Separatism and rebellion, leaving the galaxy at peace. Or at least free of conflict. That was the same thing, or near enough.

For a moment Kylo let himself recall his parents' worried conversations behind closed doors, the ones they'd deluded themselves into thinking he wouldn't know about. Conversations about the anger and resentment that had boiled over once again in their son. Conversations in which they talked about him like he wasn't their son, but some kind of monster.

Narratives were far easier to shape than battles.

Lufta nuk ka shumë rëndësi për një njeri. Një shqiptar se ka fare problem. Pyesni grekët.

But you're wrong about these pictures, you're wrong about this house, and you're wrong about Teddy. There is some seriously weird shit happening right under your nose and you're living in denial!

Religion isn't the cause of wars, it's the excuse.

For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert.

Literary detection and firearms don't really go hand in hand; pen mighter than the sword and so forth.

Art is either a complaint or appeasement.

If there's one thing I hate the Communists for, Your Excellency,' Foxa once said to Franco, 'it's for obliging me to join the Falange.

When the abuse is mutual, it dissolves of its own accord, the way it does in quarrels between brothers and sister when they are still young. Or else it accumulates, until the next time

No vi razon para no decirle la verdad, y sin embargo tuve la sensacion de no hacerlo al hacerlo.

Why do you think politicians send soldiers to the wars they declare, if, of course, they still go to the bother of declaring them. . . . mediation, keeping a distance from the actual events and being privileged enough not to have to witness them.

Cromer-Blake has always introduced Dayanand, the Indian doctor, as a great friend which, of course, equips him -- indeed is the ideal qualification -- to become the most bitter of enemies.

Translation in terms of power struggle: not a simple process for achieving equivalence but a conflict a question of 'bind or be bound', 'chain or be chained', 'capture or be taken captive

difficult conversations do not just involve feelings, they are at their very core about feelings.

Listening well is one of the most powerful skills you can bring to a difficult conversation.

When Blame Is the Goal, Understanding Is the Casualty

Emotional math is really a subset of a larger dynamic. When something goes wrong and I am part of it, I will tend to attribute my actions to the situation; you will tend to attribute my actions to my character.

The Truth Assumption As we argue vociferously for our view, we often fail to question one crucial assumption upon which our whole stance in the conversation is built: I am right, you are wrong. This simple assumption causes endless grief.

Why is it so difficult to decide whether to avoid or to confront? Because at some level we know the truth: If we try to avoid the problem, we'll feel taken advantage of, our feelings will fester, we'll wonder why we don't stick up for ourselves, and we'll rob the other person of the opportunity to improve things.