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Conflict Quotes
"In order to have a plot, you have to have a conflict, something bad has to happen."
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"He blew himself up.'Get out! You mean like guts all over the place?'Not all over the place, I said. 'He was pretty well contained, all things considered."
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"Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon your reason and your judgment wage war against your passion and your appetite."
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"Conflict cannot survive without your participation."
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"The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose."
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"What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full of inequality, discrimination and other things, which conflict with our fundamental rights."
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"When two warring people face each other, the war of words jumps beyond the subject. The subject remains no more central to the arguments."
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"Even though I don't agree with either Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann on virtually anything, I do think the unique scrutiny - because of their gender and highlighting the potential conflict between them is a product of the media's desire for juicy storylines. I think it's inappropriate."
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"First of all, I think the Saudis are deeply concerned about the collapse of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and the resumption of conflict."
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"Wars are an outdated way to try to solve conflicts, which is unacceptable in the 21st century. Instead of trying to conquer yourself, wars are an unconscious way to try to conquer life. Wars are an unconscious way to try to conquer death, which is the basic fear in the West."
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"How often do you have to drink? "Every night, to feel good. Every few nights, to stay sane. "Have you ever bitten anyone? "No. I'm not a murderer. "Does it have to be fatal every time? The biting? Couldn't you just drink some of a person's blood, then walk away? "I can't believe you're asking me this, Snow. You, who can't walk away from half a sandwich."
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"It is a perplexing and unpleasant truth that when men already have 'something worth fighting for' they do not feel like fighting."
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"For months it seemed that a revolution was certain. But instead, slavery seems more likely now. The working class no longer has the physical resistance for a revolution, and the Entente is too strong, and Russia is too weak."
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"Here we are then, I was thinking, in a war to the finish between everything I love and everything I hate. Fine. We will win and they will lose. A pity that we let them pick the time and place of the challenge, but we can and we will make up for that."
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"Mia stood between the bed and the broken window, holding an active plasma blade at waist-height in front of her. A thick coat of blood stained the plasma nearly from hilt to tip, hissing as it dribbled from blade to floor."Are you all right?Mia gave her a wan, distant smile. "It's okay. I've done it before."
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"Let'sss just kill him," said the shorter Ra'zac. "He has caused us much grief." The taller one ran his finger down his sword. "A good plan. But remember, the king's instructions were to keep them alive."-from Eragon, Chapter Title: The Ra'zac's Revenge."
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"He stepped back with exaggerated courtesy. But when I walked past him, he swatted my rump. Hard enough to sting."You need to be more careful, he growled. "Keep interfering in my business and you might get hurt.I said sweetly as I continued to Jesse's room, "The last man who swatted me like that is rotting in his grave."I have no doubt about it. His voice was more satisfied then contrite."
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"Are you that afraid of being wrong? One would assume you'd be accustomed to it by now.He grunted. "Be careful, girl. You wouldn't want to accidentally insult a man."The last thing I'd want to do is accidentally insult you, Vathah, Shallan said. "To think that Icouldn't manage it on purpose if I wanted!"
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"And a strange, deadly war is raging around the world. Yet, each person who has lost a loved one surely knows secretly, deeply, that no war, no act of revenge, no daisy-cutters dropped on someone else's loved ones or someone else's children, will blunt the edges of their pain or bring their own loved ones back. War cannot avenge those who have died. War is only a brutal desecration of their memory."
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"When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales."
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"The real conflict, if any exists, is between two industrial systems."
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"I wanted to punch him and understand him at the same time."
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"The violence seems to be diminishing. They've stared into the abyss a bit. I think they've all concluded that further violence... is not in their interests."
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"For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict."
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"The loudest voices we hear are those who advocate conflict, divisiveness."
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"What we've proven is that you can protect the environment, use it wisely and grow the economy and that there is no conflict between the two."
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"What is wrong with you? Radu sounded on the verge of tears. 'Why do you have to destroy everything good we have here?'Because, Lada said, voice flat with the sudden wave of exhaustion pulling her heavily to the ground. 'We have nothing. Can you not see that?'We have Mehmed!Lada looked up. The stars were static, still and cold in the night, all the fire gone from the sky. 'It is not enough, she said."
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"Aversion to conflict will always generate conflict."
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"The logical mind creates fears based on past experiences and predicts a negative future, but the Universe is unpredictable. Therefore, your future can be hundred times better than your past. Either have faith or listen to your fears. Both cannot exist together!"
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"That is how war corrupts us. It plays on our pride in our own free will."
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"Every Forsaken in a mile radius can probably hear you. You're just asking for trouble if you two don't stop whipping out the measuring stick.'It's his fault, Avery snaps, pointing at Julian.'Shut up, ya wanker.They start in on each other again. They yell as if they both have megaphones to their mouths, standing inches apart. Each vulgar insult is more illogical than the last."
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"He was on her in an instant to brace her against the wall. She kicked and clawed at her unseen attacker, skin and irises ablaze in caustic gold. She fired anew, and the point-blank shot broke through his defenses, grazing his hip. He ignored the harsh sting to bring his Daemon up between them."
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"Our nation must manage significant national security challenges over the next several years. We are already facing a potential conflict with Iraq, new challenges on the Korean peninsula, and key decisions in the president's plans to transform the military."
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