Quotes About Conflict

The first casualty of the conflict must be our own sentimentality

The book of war, the one we've been writing since one ape slapped another

When Travis D'Ambrosia became chairman of the Joint Chiefs, he not only invented the resource-to-kill ratio, but developed a comprehensive strategy to employ it. I always listened to him when he told me a certain weapons system was vital.

They used to call it the 'Great War'. But I'll be damned if I could tell you what was so 'great' about it. They also called it 'the war to end all wars'…'cause they figured it was so big and awful that the world'd just have to come to its senses and make damn sure we never fought another one ever again. That woulda been a helluva nice story. But the truth's got an ugly way of killin' nice stories.

The first casualty of the conflict must be our own sentimentality" was the closing statement for his proposal, "for its survival will mean our destruction.

Don't say it," I said, floundering ashore and into the judgmental gaze of Moo.

Wasn't this strategy, painting victory over defeat, the motive behind so many past wars?

Come," she said. "We're married, Walter, married. Don't touch me.

Ich verdanke dir mein Leben. Ich weiß. Wenn du Wert darauf legst, ich kann es jeden Tag einmal sagen: ich verdanke dir mein Leben (...) Du ekelst mich (...) Geh pissen (...) Heul nicht deinen Schnaps aus den Augen, wenn du ihn nicht halten kannst, sag ich, geh

Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.

Adán acusó a Eva. Caín mató a su hermano menor. Abraham mintió con respecto a Sara. Rebeca favoreció a Jacob. Jacob trampeó a Esaú y enseguida dio origen a una manga de rufianes. El libro de Génesis está lleno de desastres familiares.

The word race is from the Greek agon, from which we get the word agony.

The problem with this world is that it doesn't fit. It

Un problema por el que no has orado es como una espina enterrada. Se encona y se infecta: primero el dedo, luego la mano, después el brazo entero. Mejor es ir directo a la persona que tiene las pinzas.

Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.

Teachers of my early youth Taught forgiveness stressed the truth Here then is my Christian lack: If I'm struck then I'll strike back.

The miserable little encounter had nothing to do with me, the me of me, any more than it had to do with that silly clerk. The incident was a recurring dream, concocted years before by stupid whites and it eternally came back to haunt us all. The secretary and I were like Hamlet and Laertes in the final scene, where, because of harm done by one ancestor to another, we were bound to duel to the death. Also because the play must end somewhere.

I decided I wouldn't pee on her if her heart was on fire.

Not every negative situation can be solved with a threat of violence. Trust you brain to suggest a solution, then have the courage to follow through.

The incident was a recurring dream, concocted years before by stupid whites and it eternally came back to haunt us all. The secretary and I were like Hamlet and Laertes in the final scene, where, because of harm done by one ancestor to another, we were bound to duel to the death. Also because the play must end somewhere. I went further than forgiving the clerk, I accepted her as a fellow victim of the same puppeteer.

Their remarks and responses were like a Ping-Pong game with each volley clearing the net and flying back to the opposition. The sense of what they were saying became lost, and only the exercise remained. The exchange was conducted with the certainty of a measured hoedown and had the jerkiness of Monday's wash snapping in the wind—now cracking east, then west, with only the intent to whip the dampness out of the cloth.

The secretary and I were like Hamlet and Laertes in the final scene, where, because of harm done by one ancestor to another, we were bound to duel to the death. Also because the play must end somewhere.

It becomes easier to die and avoid conflicts than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity.

I was crying loudly now. Momma's voice had risen to a shouting pitch, and I knew that whatever wrong I had committed was extremely serious.