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Conflict Quotes
"He scarcely knew who was battling whom, who was winning, who was losing, as though he hoped that by doggedly ignoring the war it would return the favor."
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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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"In order to have a plot, you have to have a conflict, something bad has to happen."
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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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"There was a very slight chance she might actually kill him that way, and if she did, she'd be brought up on charges. Unless, of course, she could prove harmful intent. She could see it now.See, Your Honor, he was going to f*ck me silly, make me like it."
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"Wars are an outdated way to try to solve conflicts, which is unacceptable in the 21st century.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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"It was Jacques Chirac and Schroeder both, who pushed us into a conflict to remove Milosevic."
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"The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month."
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"The real conflict, if any exists, is between two industrial systems."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales."
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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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"Don't condemn me to the prison of your bullshit."
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"For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose."
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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"The social system grows rigid but the productive forces continue to expand, and conflict ensues between the forces of production and the social conditions of production."
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"I wanted to punch him and understand him at the same time."
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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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"With improved historical records, and easier access to them, we actually have better reasons for hating one another, for anger and violence toward one another."
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"The instinct of self-preservation and the urge to self-destruction are equally strong in man! The Devil has equal a sway over humanity as God until a time still unknown to us."
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"I have always been a firm believer in participation so there were no cuts. We practiced three times a week but if a student had an academic conflict, academics took priority."
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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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"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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