Conflict Quotes
I could simply kill you now, get it over with, who would know the difference? I could easily kick you in, stove you under, for all those times, mean on gin, you rammed words into my belly. (p. 52)
oh. she heard it too-no waters coursing, canyon empty, sun soundless- and the beast your life nowhere hiding (p. 103)
...gripping the rim of the sink you claw your way to stand and cling there, quaking with will, on heron legs, and still the hot muck pours out of you. (p. 27)
The real Jihad is an internal process, not an external one.
A life of conflict and greediness causes a person to suffer from the rheumatism of sadness.
You can be bit in the leg by a rattlesnake and seek help to heal your wound, or you can run after it and let the poison take your leg. The same is true with love.
Sometimes I feel like we are the same, but sometimes, like right now, I feel the separation between our personalities like I've just run into a wall.
Be quick to resolve conflicts before they mature to become wars. The energetic crocodile was once a delicate egg!
I will love to be called a foolish man of peace, than to be named a wise man of war. Show me your weapons of war and I will show you my Bible of peace!
The invisible fuel for this healing process is our heartfelt compassion and loving presence and the sincerity of the collective intention that we bring to it.
I want a future abortion conversation known for its openness, respect and empathy, so instead of generating more heat, anger and conflict, I practice pro-voice.
So by keeping her word, Frieda B. made amends. And the two who'd been strangers became best of friends.
Conflicts stay in your mind with your permission.You allow them to.
The purpose of Karate is to guide you out of trouble by any means necessary, both in actual combat and in life
In a word, growth and improvement can come through pain and conflict.
Winning and losing is not an external game. It is an internal battle over telling yourself the truth vs. lies regarding why you haven’t stepped into the life you dreamed of.
When you have a plan in your mind of what the best life is for you, but it doesn't match your life, you have pain.
The only truths worth arguing about are those truths that could prevent or lead to circumstances that may bite us in the rear sooner or later.
The only real conflict you will ever have in your life won’t be with others, but with yourself.
A life out of balance is a person that doesn’t believe happiness can be achieved now, or in the future. It is as fleeting as the wind.
There is what we desire to do, and what we are able to do. When those two things don’t coincide, which path should we pursue to find happiness?
Many of the confusions, conflicts, and disarrays that are rampant in today’s organizations, communities, and nations could have been avoided if leaders have solid self-awareness...
No matter what I did, I was hurting someone. There was a constant battle of emotions going on inside my head, but even though I still cared about Tom all I wanted, all I needed, was Mika.
I'm past competing in pissing contests. My jet stream is now more of a trickle. The only contest I'd win is the number of trips to the bathroom it takes to purge a 32oz soda.
Albert Camus did not know he was summing up modern photojournalism when he wrote:"Will I kill myself or have a cup of coffee
The best practice is to be around people who absolutely disagree. Grace in conflict is a study in love.
The human beings must be mentally immensely strong, during the encounter with the true malevolence in others, because on it's own it doesn't belong to their species.
Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity and engaged participation are what make it happen.
One day I hope you understand when you reached out your hand, I grasped it, I never let it go.
Most of life is a matter of nonessential differences.
But things are so bad, I feel like I’m going to explode if I don’t do something.
If we are going to live with our deepest differences then we must learn about one another.
When introverts are in conflict with each other...it may require a map in order to follow all the silences, nonverbal cues and passive-aggressive behaviors!
Concepts such as loving kindness should never be used as weapons against our real feelings.
The interior of the arms dealer's private jet was so ugly it hurt my feelings as well as my eyeballs.
You are only plagued with stress in moments of conflict because you are arrogant, and believe others are transgressing by having unfavorable thoughts about you.
...I knew in the end the guilt of one side did not prove the innocence of the other.
Rights can be considered wrongs, depending on who is judging.
The irony of the human heart is that it’s tormented both by the presence and absence of it’s own soul’s counterpart.
In these story telling moments we equip our children, with crucial solution tools for life. To deprive them of these necessary teachable moments is like denying a carpenter the tools of his trade.
We have all at one time been stranded on islands shouting lies across the seas of misunderstanding, hoping the fog will carry our mischief to the distant ports in people’s minds.
Be leery of silence. It doesn't mean you won the argument. Often, people are just busy reloading their guns.