Quotes About Conflict

I was the straight-A student but sort of a little bit of debating my parents all the time, trying to find when they weren't logically correct.

All confrontation is based on deception.

When the Egyptians decide something, probably it is not appropriate for the U.S. When the Americans decide something, this, of course, is not appropriate for Egypt.

It's not like you make a decision and everything inside you is 100 percent happy.

I think 'American Sniper' is anti-war. It demonstrates the agony of the decision-making that goes on.

Deep down, I want to be liked, but in the end, I'm willing to argue. Is it because I'm seeking attention? I don't have the answers to that.

I think deep down my brother or my dad wouldn't like me to race but it's what I love, it's what I want to do so I'll always push.

I think the deepest problem is between my parents and me. I just don't know if it will ever be the same.

Families are the deepest, most screwed up relationships that we have.

You know, men would much rather run away than talk about stuff, and my default setting has always been, 'If you have an argument, walk out the door.'

My default answer to most of the questions my kids ask me is 'no.' I just start with 'no.' I let them fight for it a little bit.

Most single player games put a lone character against an army that is just standing around waiting for the player to show up and defeat them.

We're caught, but we're not defeated. Long live the armed struggle!

You can't call ISIS the JV team. You can't say that they're contained. Sure, we've had some success, but we have not defeated them.

Defence must be more adaptable, able to respond quickly to the changes in the security environment and the character of conflict.

Don't drag the Mossad into political arguments. These are people who can't defend themselves.

I don't want to elbow someone; I just defend myself.

Imagine Chael Sonnen walking into Chute Boxe and training with Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, or any of the coaches. Do you think they would have let him train after all the things he said about Brazil? No. They would have defended Brazil's honor.

You have some defenders who don't like you and you don't like them. And you know from the first minute, they're going to do everything to take you out of the game.

I have an easy way to explain the war. It's a Croatian defending his country and a Serb attacking a Croatian country. With anyone who has a problem with understanding what's going on, that is the easiest way to understand it.

The only defensible war is a war of defense.

Adequate defense has been the catchword of every militarist for centuries.

Football matters so much to people, and they get very defensive - or angry.

There's always going to be those families or even just individuals who can be quite defensive.