Conflict Quotes - Page 11

I glory in the conflict, that I may hereafter exult in the victory. I know that victory is certain.

The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or its equivalent.

Don't jump on a man unless he is down.

Truths begin by a conflict with the police - and end by calling them in.

Ten commandments yet seven deadly sins: conflict?

You can't talk your way out of something you behaved your way into. You have to behave your way out of it.

My life has a mysterious purpose that I don't understand, and day by day, conflict by conflict, I learn by going where I have to go.

Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.

An artist's early work is inevitably made up of a mixture of tendencies and interests, some of which are compatible and some of which are in conflict

Within time, you get comfortable with yourself and with the unknown - that we're not going to know until that time comes. And that's enough for me. I wrestle with this a lot even now because I don't want to step on anyone's religion. My family is still very dedicated. At the same time, I take great issue with it when it starts defining policy or ultimately becomes separatist. ... It's been the basis of our main conflicts throughout history.

Many scholars have complained of our tendency to see history only in conflicts, but I am not convinced they are right. It is in conflict that our values are exposed.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.

Advice would be more acceptable if it didn't always conflict with our plans.

Having gathered all power to itself, [the State] has become the sole focus of all conflict, and it must construct totalitarian defences to match its total exposure.

Over 20 million children of conflict are out of school. Education is often forgotten.

The only conflict that is possible in Soviet culture is the conflict between good and best.

Great drama is all about conflict, and what's a better conflict than Republican-Democrat?

Traditions, when vital, embody continuities of conflict. Indeed when a tradition becomes Burkean, it is always dying or dead.

Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war in Afghanistan, unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought about the demoralization and finally the breakup of the Soviet empire.

Thus ended the great American Civil War, which must upon the whole be considered the noblest and least avoidable of all the great mass conflicts of which till then there was record.

Many priests say that retirement is more identified with freedom from meetings, budgets, personnel conflicts, and "dealing with the Chancery." Even as I struggled not to take that last point too personally, I was reminded that I have heard the same sentiment from many of my bishop friends as well!

The Amity Established this place as a safe house. No conflict allowed." "The Amity will have trouble enforcing that policy," says Marcus. "How do you stop conflict without conflict?

When you're in this type of conflict, when you're at war, civil liberties are treated differently.

Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will.