Quotes About Conflict

A key flaw of the Obama administration's approach to Afghanistan has been constantly announcing proposed withdrawal dates for U.S. forces, which has enabled the Taliban to believe they can simply wait out the clock.

Consistent positive interactions increase levels of trust in the relationship, so that when conflict arises, there are enough 'reserves' in place to make a withdrawal, but still leave the relationship in a net-positive place.

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves.

Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within.

I guess maybe there is two sides of me - the nice guy and then the beast within.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders.

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.

In the scriptures, 'peace' means either freedom from strife, contention, conflict, or war, or an inner calm and comfort born of the Spirit that is a gift of God to all of his children, an assurance and serenity within a person's heart.

Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.

There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing objects of desire, it grows stronger.

When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to the amount we feel within us.

How far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without?

You're always going to get different personalities within a team.

What we are witnessing now is a clash of civilisations, not just between states but within them.

'Human' was controversial within The Killers way before it was controversial to the rest of the world! It caused some problems within the band. Not to throw anybody under the bus, but it was pretty much me and Dave against Mark and Ronnie for a little while. We were standing up for the song.

As such people achieve influence within the organization, whenever there is a conflict between their own interest and the interest of the organization, their interests will win out.

I believed peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea was within reach.

The fight is always the same within the Democratic Party, isn't it? The more things change, the more they stay the same.

There's no hero without a villain.

Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.

Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.

Miscommunication is the number one cause of all problems; communication is your bridge to other people. Without it, there's nothing. So when it's damaged, you have to solve all these problems it creates.

We are no longer going to ask for the land, but we are going to take it without negotiating.