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Conflict Quotes

"We shall have thousands of Shatovs to deal with."

"We shall have thousands of Shatovs to deal with."

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist

Conflict, Opposition, Struggle, Life

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"War is a proof that idea has boundary."

"War is a proof that idea has boundary."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Conflict, War, Truth, Power, Idea

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"A plague o' both your houses."

"A plague o' both your houses."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Conflict, Truth, Life, Power

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"You do not have to provoke other people for them to provoke you, those who hate you will always get a way of blaming you."

"You do not have to provoke other people for them to provoke you, those who hate you will always get a way of blaming you."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Conflict, Hate, Blame, Provocation, Enemy

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"It's like the British in Ireland in 1916' , says Oisir O'Dowd. 'The repeated the ageless macho mantra, "Force is the only thing these natives understand, so often that they ended up believing it . From that point they were doomed."

"It's like the British in Ireland in 1916' , says Oisir O'Dowd. 'The repeated the ageless macho mantra, "Force is the only thing these natives understand, so often that they ended up believing it . From that point they were doomed."

David Mitchell, British Novelist

Conflict, History, Force, Power

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"The enemies agenda is destruction, his strategy is division and his tactics is on little differences. Mind you he is not going to be happy until he sees you divided."

"The enemies agenda is destruction, his strategy is division and his tactics is on little differences. Mind you he is not going to be happy until he sees you divided."

Patience Johnson, Nigerian Author

Conflict, Enemy, Division, Strategy

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"I had this teacher who kept telling me that if I was ever in a fair fight, someone had made a mistake, she said."

"I had this teacher who kept telling me that if I was ever in a fair fight, someone had made a mistake, she said."

Jim Butcher, American Author

Conflict, Fight, Strategy, Warning, Caution

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"I pound on the glass, screaming my head off. Everyone ignores me except for some Capitol attendant who appears behind me and offers me a beverage."

"I pound on the glass, screaming my head off. Everyone ignores me except for some Capitol attendant who appears behind me and offers me a beverage."

Suzanne Collins, American Novelist

Conflict, Isolation, Desperation, Fear, Rebellion

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"Only two guys to a fight. One fight at a time. They fight without shirts or shoes. The fights go on as long as they have to. Those are the other rules of fight club."

"Only two guys to a fight. One fight at a time. They fight without shirts or shoes. The fights go on as long as they have to. Those are the other rules of fight club."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Conflict, Rules, Fight, Discipline, Violence

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"You predicted quick victory. Now it's going to get hopelessly complicated. Jesus, don't you know any better than that by now?"

"You predicted quick victory. Now it's going to get hopelessly complicated. Jesus, don't you know any better than that by now?"

Jim Butcher, American Author

Conflict, Victory, Hope, Strategy

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"On the whole, we're a murderous race. According to Genesis, it took as few as four people to make the planet too crowded to stand, and the first murder was a fratricide. Genesis says that in a fit of jealous rage, the very first child born to mortal parents, Cain, snapped and popped the first metaphorical cap in another human being. The attack was a bloody, brutal, violent, reprehensible killing. Cain's brother Abel probably never saw it coming. As I opened the door to my apartment, I was filled with a sense of empathic sympathy and intuitive understanding. For freaking Cain."

"On the whole, we're a murderous race. According to Genesis, it took as few as four people to make the planet too crowded to stand, and the first murder was a fratricide. Genesis says that in a fit of jealous rage, the very first child born to mortal parents, Cain, snapped and popped the first metaphorical cap in another human being. The attack was a bloody, brutal, violent, reprehensible killing. Cain's brother Abel probably never saw it coming. As I opened the door to my apartment, I was filled with a sense of empathic sympathy and intuitive understanding. For freaking Cain."

Jim Butcher, American Author

Conflict, Violence, Murder, Humanity, Jealousy

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"Does giving your piece of mind, bring a peace of mind? Or is it better to be silent and let the war inside subside?"

"Does giving your piece of mind, bring a peace of mind? Or is it better to be silent and let the war inside subside?"

Anthony Liccione, American Author

Conflict, Mind, Peace, War, Silence

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"Peaceful disputes are maintained when men sincerely believe that they are morally, logically correct about the issues at hand. It is when neither side is really certain that wars are instigated."

"Peaceful disputes are maintained when men sincerely believe that they are morally, logically correct about the issues at hand. It is when neither side is really certain that wars are instigated."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Conflict, Wisdom, Truth, Power, Regret

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"War grows out of ordinary human nature."

"War grows out of ordinary human nature."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

Conflict, War, Human, Nature

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"The passions are the same in every conflict, large or small."

"The passions are the same in every conflict, large or small."

Mason Cooley, American Writer

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"When two evil guys fight in a duel,the worst of both will be the winner."

"When two evil guys fight in a duel,the worst of both will be the winner."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Conflict, Evil, Power, Truth, Today

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"Through the sacred verses filled with violence and self-righteousness, the minds of the angry individuals find a way to get rid of all their misery. At that unstable state of consciousness, they are drawn to the description of the Holy War. They visualize a glimmer of hope. They feel absolutely immersed in it. Finally when they emerge as holy warriors, they are no longer humans, from the emotional perspective. They emerge as wild beasts, neurologically almost unable to feel human emotions, like empathy, love, kindness and compassion. Consequently the whole world faces the wrath of the most primitive of all human elements in the name of God's judgment."

"Through the sacred verses filled with violence and self-righteousness, the minds of the angry individuals find a way to get rid of all their misery. At that unstable state of consciousness, they are drawn to the description of the Holy War. They visualize a glimmer of hope. They feel absolutely immersed in it. Finally when they emerge as holy warriors, they are no longer humans, from the emotional perspective. They emerge as wild beasts, neurologically almost unable to feel human emotions, like empathy, love, kindness and compassion. Consequently the whole world faces the wrath of the most primitive of all human elements in the name of God's judgment."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Conflict, Truth, Regret, Power, Wisdom

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"You barbarians!' he yelled. 'I'll sue the council for every penny it's got! I'll have you hung, drawn and quartered! And whipped! And boiled...until...until...until...until you've had enough.'Ford was running after him. Very very fast.'And then I will do it again!' yelled Arthur, 'And when I've finished I will take all the little bits, and I will jump on them!"

"You barbarians!' he yelled. 'I'll sue the council for every penny it's got! I'll have you hung, drawn and quartered! And whipped! And boiled...until...until...until...until you've had enough.'Ford was running after him. Very very fast.'And then I will do it again!' yelled Arthur, 'And when I've finished I will take all the little bits, and I will jump on them!"

Douglas Adams, English Writer

Conflict, Anger, Threat, Violence, Justice

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"How could you have a war on terrorism when war is terrorism?"

"How could you have a war on terrorism when war is terrorism?"

Kenneth Eade, American Author

Conflict, War, Terrorism, Ethics

"While you try to make peace on earth, the inhabitants of heaven are still at war."

"While you try to make peace on earth, the inhabitants of heaven are still at war."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Conflict, Peace, War, Heaven, Earth

"Believe me, you're going to have to do much worse than this--in the pursuit of freedom, the innocents will suffer--and at your hands."

"Believe me, you're going to have to do much worse than this--in the pursuit of freedom, the innocents will suffer--and at your hands."

Jasper Fforde, British Novelist

Conflict, Freedom, Violence, Consequence

"Life is a struggle with innerself."

"Life is a struggle with innerself."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Conflict, Struggle, Innerself, Life, Battle

"We often participate in a war only to lose our hearts and to gain a few pieces of land."

"We often participate in a war only to lose our hearts and to gain a few pieces of land."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Conflict, War, Heart, Land, Loss

"Just remember that you're on my list, Marcone. Soon as I get done with all the other evils in this town, you won't be the lesser of them anymore."Marcone stared at me with half-lidded eyes and said, "Eek."

"Just remember that you're on my list, Marcone. Soon as I get done with all the other evils in this town, you won't be the lesser of them anymore."Marcone stared at me with half-lidded eyes and said, "Eek."

Jim Butcher, American Author

Conflict, Justice, Tension, Power

"There were tough thoughts battling one another inside his head for the right to become reality."

"There were tough thoughts battling one another inside his head for the right to become reality."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Conflict, Thought, Mind, Decision

"What could a person like Emily do? Could she possibly satisfy both sides? Or would that only end badly?"

"What could a person like Emily do? Could she possibly satisfy both sides? Or would that only end badly?"

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Conflict, Choice, Satisfaction, Risk

"Don't hate the Muslims or Islam. Hate if you must, the fundamentalists who consistently compel the human society to turn away from even the peace loving Muslims. However, the term hate would be an understatement when we are referring to the fundamentalists. The fundamentalists are the biggest enemies of the human race. Without the presence of the fundamentalist inspiration, no violence in the name of religion shall ever fester on this planet. People from all religious, spiritual and non-religious background shall live in harmony, enriching each other's lives, if there are no fundamentalists to divide them apart."

"Don't hate the Muslims or Islam. Hate if you must, the fundamentalists who consistently compel the human society to turn away from even the peace loving Muslims. However, the term hate would be an understatement when we are referring to the fundamentalists. The fundamentalists are the biggest enemies of the human race. Without the presence of the fundamentalist inspiration, no violence in the name of religion shall ever fester on this planet. People from all religious, spiritual and non-religious background shall live in harmony, enriching each other's lives, if there are no fundamentalists to divide them apart."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Conflict, Truth, Power, Regret, Inspirational

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