Conflict Resolution Quotes - Page 4

• What I think we need to do is infuse everyday and every action with the kind of values we hope will be in the future, with kindness, with nurturing, with dreams, ambition, using your talents, not resorting to violence, other forms of conflict resolution, with humor, with poetry, with music.

  Gloria Steinem

  Dream, Kindness, Ambition

  Interview with Max Miller, bigthink.com. October 28, 2010.

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• A simple equation exists between freedom and numbers: the more people, the less freedom.

  Royal Robbins

  Simple, Numbers, People

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• I support this proposal and agree with this great and important initiative to abolish militarism and war. I will continue to speak out for an end to the institution of militarism and war and for institutions built on international law and human rights and nonviolent conflict resolution.

  Mairead Corrigan

  War, Rights, Speaks Out

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• Although our grammar schools are teaching a whole generation computer language to adjust to the technological needs of a Stage II [post survival-focused] society, we have neglected to teach this generation relationship language and conflict resolution skills to address the social and psychological needs of a Stage II society. And when it is taught, in countries like Germany, although called social competence it focuses on workplace teamwork - still on survival, breadwinner oriented work goals.

  Warren Farrell

  Teamwork, Country, Teaching

  "Father and Child Reunion". Book by Warren Farrell, 2001.

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• Satyagraha is the pursuit of truth. My grandfather believed that truth should be the cornerstone of everybody's life and that we must dedicate our lives to pursuing truth, to finding out the truth in our lives. And so his entire philosophy was the philosophy of life. It was not just a philosophy for conflict resolution, but something that we have to imbibe in our life and live it all the time so that we can improve and become better human beings.

  Arun Manilal Gandhi

  Truth, Philosophy, Grandfather

  "Satyagraha 100 Years Later: Gandhi Launches Modern Non-Violent Resistance Movement on Sept. 11, 1906". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. September 8, 2006.

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• It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have to stop their old practices of fighting each other every time they have a problem. They have to learn how to do peaceful conflict resolution.

  Jan Egeland

  Fighting, Practice, Leader

  "Interview with Jan Egeland, UN USG for Humanitarian Affairs". Interview with Jan Egeland, www.irinnews.org. December 9, 2004.

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• We have very stable mechanisms of conflict resolution in terms of labor relations, we have a very good transportation infrastructure, we provide our children with an excellent education and the gap between rich and poor in Germany is relatively narrow. On the other hand, we have trouble accepting change.

  Angela Merkel

  Children, Hands, Gaps

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• We visual communicators have so much good to share: rather than sharing our chemical and style addictions, we could be using our professional skills to help communicate health information, conflict resolution, democracy, technology.

  David Berman

  Technology, Skills, Addiction

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  The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

  Thomas Paine

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Thomas Paine (1817). “The Political Works of Thomas Paine: In Two Volumes”

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• He took over anger to intimidate subordinates, and in time anger took over him.

  Milan Kundera

  Anger, Conflict, Intimidating

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