Conflict Quotes - Page 38

• A psychologist once told me that for a boy being in the middle of a conflict between two women is the worst possible situation. There's always a desire to please each one.

  Hillary Clinton

  Boys, Two, Desire

  "The last word from the first lady", www.theguardian.com. August 2, 1999.

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• I mean, honestly, we have to be clear that the life for many Afghan women is not that much different than it was a hundred years ago, 200 years ago. The country has lived with so much violence and conflict that many people, men and women, just want it to be over.

  Hillary Clinton

  Country, Mean, Men

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• When times are tough, constant conflict may be good politics but in the real world, cooperation works better. After all, nobody's right all the time, and a broken clock is right twice a day.

  William J. Clinton

  Real, Broken, World

  Bill Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention, www.washingtonpost.com. September 6, 2012.

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• I'd reached a point where there was a direct conflict between what I was trying to be and who I really was.

  Billy Corgan

  Trying, Direct

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• It just seems like the most successful, iconic love stories are not so easy or escapist. I think the ones that stay with us and resonate are full of conflict, discord and misunderstandings 'cause that's what makes drama happen or tension even if it's a comedy.

  Claire Danes

  Drama, Successful, Thinking

  Press conference, www.ign.com. October 19, 2005.

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• I love discomfort. I mean, my whole life is discomfort. One reason I can never retire is that the idea of just sitting on the beach totally comfortable is not a desideratum in my life. I like ambiguity, I like conflict, I like uncertainly.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Beach, Mean, Ideas

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• The sad reality is that there are no purely domestic issues in Israel. Issues that would be dealt with by municipalities in other countries - such as how to deal with a dangerous bridge or how to resolve conflicts between religious and secular bus riders - become major international issues when they occur in Israel.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Country, Religious, Reality

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• A few of these interviews have gone slightly awry, because every now and again there has been the odd conflict of interest between interviews because of the Iron Maiden record, and I am a bit long-winded.

  Bruce Dickinson

  Iron, Long, Gone

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• We face a conflict between civilisation and culture, which used to be on the same side. Civilisation means rational reflection, material wellbeing, individual autonomy and ironic self-doubt; culture means a form of life that is customary, collective, passionate, spontaneous, unreflective and arational.

  Terry Eagleton

  Mean, Reflection, Self

  "Culture conundrum" by Terry Eagleton, www.theguardian.com. May 20, 2008.

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• I don't like a tremendous amount of conflict. I don't think that fighting and passion are the same thing.

  Tina Fey

  Passion, Fighting, Thinking

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• If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security problems.

  Michael Franti

  Refugee Crisis, Land, Water

  "Time for Passion and Strategy on Climate Change" by Michael Franti, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2009.

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• I'm still conflict-averse. I don't like to argue.

  Jennifer Garner

  Arguing, Stills

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• Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Wisdom, War, Anger

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• It's unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.

  Bear Grylls

  Jobs, Lovely, Lovely Family

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• Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents.

  William Hague

  World, Opponents, Timetables

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• I hope to use dialogue and culture as a means of bringing people of various cultures together, and using that as a way to resolve conflict.

  Herbie Hancock

  Mean, People, Together

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

  Ismail Haniyeh

  World, Mistrust, Palestine

  "1967: Our rights have to be recognised" by Ismail Haniyeh, www.theguardian.com. June 5, 2007.

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• I think as a culture, we don't like conflict or looking at icky stuff - especially in our downtime.

  Kathleen Hanna

  Thinking, Stuff, Culture

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• 'Smurfs' just seemed like a great way to represent a young father to be, guy in a marriage, work in conflict, and I was really interested in the technical CG side of things. I'd never done a movie that I thought would be so physical and yet so precise. So I was intrigued by all of that.

  Neil Patrick Harris

  Father, Guy, Would Be

  The MoviesOnline Interview, www.moviesonline.ca. 2011.

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• The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.

  Sam Harris

  Religious, Zero, Maintenance

  "Science Must Destroy Religion" by Sam Harris, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 2, 2006.

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• The Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and world order... between those who think in terms of inevitable armed conflict and those who seek to build a universal and durable peace.

  Arthur Henderson

  Struggle, Thinking, Order

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• If you really wanted to settle down the Middle East, if what you wanted was change in the Middle East, it is perfectly obvious that the first step is resolving the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

  Molly Ivins

  Middle East, Firsts, Steps

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• It's fair to say that, by 'X-Men 3,' Wolverine had gone a little soft, and I agree with them there. What fans love about Wolverine is his more uncompromising approach to life. He is who he is. He's not always a nice guy. He has got edge. He's an anti-hero. And, there's also a vulnerability in there. There is conflict and battles going on in there.

  Hugh Jackman

  Nice, Hero, Men

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• Clashes of values and the struggle for primacy constitute a constant in human history that accounts for that other constant - conflict and war.

  Charles Krauthammer

  War, Struggle, Constant

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• I realized through my personal travels how little I know about certain conflicts, because I was too vain or self-absorbed to ask the questions. That's been the focus while I'm in my thirties - to become an accomplished woman, rather than some actress.

  Diane Kruger

  Self, Focus, Littles

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