Conflict Quotes - Page 9

Conflict is the very essence of life.

Those laws, being forged for universal application, are in perpetual conflict with personal interest, just as personal interest is always in contradiction with the general interest. Good for society, our laws are very bad for the individuals whereof it is composed; for, if they one time protect the individual, they hinder, trouble, fetter him for three quarters of his life.

The real conflict, if any exists, is between two industrial systems.

On this International Day of Peace, let us dare to imagine a world free of conflict and violence

The increasing mistrust between the Arab-Muslim peoples and the western world is rooted in the conflict in Palestine.

We were trying to increase the conflict that was already happening... we felt that we would take the conflict to so high a level that some change had to come.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of an instrument.

Conflict of interest and lack of transparency, though they are global features as we saw post-Iraq, almost define Indian cricket.

The virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude.

When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.

I do not love strife, because I have always found that in the end each remains of the same opinion.

The conflicts we have with the outside world are often conflicts we have within ourselves.

Family is conflict and it's something that we all relate to.

Much as we don't condone impunity, if pursuit for justice was in conflict with pursuit for peace, peace must prevail.

To the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict.

Tell me again how much you agree with me.

Experience means conflict, our natures being what they are, and conflict means drama.

Genuine rights don’t conflict—they enable us to live together without intractable conflicts.

Only reverence can restrain violence - reverence for human life and the environment.

Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.

When there is conflict, it's good to step away, even for five minutes, because you could say terrible things that you can't take back, so it's best to walk away.

Self-esteem is the result of recognizing our personal power; awe and wonder come from recognizing our lack of it. Both are true, and in an exceptional life there is no conflict between them.

I am an American Jew and aware of the sensitivities involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.

I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don't, but most do.