Quotes About Conflict

In the battle of the intelligent against the brutal and the aggressive, the surrender tactic is the supreme weapon.

For us, the split between our emotions and our cognition is a source of constant internal friction, comprising a second Emotional Self within us that operates beyond our will.

Tan pronto como te sientes contra mí, has dejado de comprender mi posición, ¡y por tanto mis argumentos! Tienes que ser víctima de la misma pasión".

your weaknesses, your emotions, your lack of resolution in seeing things through to the end. You must declare unceasing war on yourself. As a warrior in life, you welcome combat and conflict as ways to prove yourself, to better your skills, to gain courage, confidence, and experience. Instead of repressing your doubts and fears, you must face them down, do battle with them.

frente a los agresivos, retírate, déjalos conseguir sus pequeñas victorias.

Los débiles siempre se benefician con las luchas entre los poderosos".

Our greatest weakness is losing heart, doubting ourselves, becoming unnecessarily cautious. Being more careful is not what we need; that is just a screen for our fear of conflict and of making a mistake.

The same is true of adults: it is through your battles with others that you learn what works, what doesn't, and how to protect yourself. Instead of shrinking from the idea of having enemies, then, embrace it. Conflict is therapeutic.

Your enemies, on the other hand, are an untapped gold mine that you must learn to exploit.

Remember: there are always people out there who are more aggressive, more devious, more ruthless than you are, and it is inevitable that some of them will cross your path.

Mao actually encouraged China's disagreements with the Soviet Union and the United States; without clear-cut enemies, he believed, his people would lose any sense of what Chinese Communism meant. A sharply defined enemy is a far stronger argument for your side than all the words you could possibly put together.

What gets us into trouble in the realm of power is often our own overreaction to the moves of our enemies and rivals. That overreaction creates problems we would have avoided had we been more reasonable.

It is easy to be overwhelmed by everything that faces you in battle, where so many people are asking or telling you what to do.

Once you step into a fight that is not of your own choosing, you lose all initiative. The combatants' interests become your interests; you become their tool. Learn to control yourself, to restrain your natural tendency to take sides and join the fight. Be friendly and charming to each of the combatants, then step back as they collide. With every battle they grow weaker, while you grow stronger with every battle you avoid.

Las personas irracionales revelan en su vida patrones negativos: errores que no cesan de repetir, conflictos innecesarios que las siguen por doquier, sueños y proyectos que jamás se hacen realidad, enojo y deseos de cambio que nunca se traducen en acciones concretas. Son impulsivas y reactivas y no están conscientes de ello. Todos podemos tomar decisiones irracionales, algunas de ellas debido a circunstancias que escapan a nuestro control.

Comprenda que, si bien la audacia no es natural, tampoco lo es la timidez. Ésta no es sino un hábito adquirido, adoptado a partir de un deseo de evitar conflictos. Si la timidez lo domina, extírpela.

The man of power welcomes conflict, using enemies to enhance his reputation as a surefooted fighter who can be relied upon in times of uncertainty.

Woe unto the statesman," he said, "who makes war without a reason that will still be valid when the war is over!

The Seesaw. Up and down and up and down go the arguers, getting nowhere fast. Get off the seesaw and show them your meaning without kicking or pushing. Leave them at the top and let gravity bring them gently to the ground.

Once you step into a fight that is not of your own choosing, you lose all initiative. The combatants' interests becomes your interests; you become their tool. Learn to control yourself, to restrain your natural tendency to take sides and join the fight. Be friendly and charming to each of the combatants, then step back as they collide. With every battle they grow weaker, while you grow stronger with every battle you avoid.

Courts are, unquestionably, the seats of politeness and good breeding; were they not so, they would be the seats of slaughter and desolation. Those who now smile upon and embrace, would affront and stab, each other, if manners did not interpose.... LORD CHESTERFIELD, 1694-1773

Monopolies often turn inward and destroy themselves from the internal pressure.

If you have no enemies, find a way to make them

Avoidance of conflict becomes a habit, and you lose the taste for battle. Feeling guilty is pointless; it is not your fault you have enemies.