1,033 Quotes About Conflict

Every form of human conflict may be reduced to precisely the same pattern of mental events. We are all totalitarian despots over our own thoughts, bound to keep our minds in complete control. Control requires security. Security demands war. All war is the macrocosmic residue of neural synapses struggling to maintain their rhythm.

Any act of violence creates resentment and resistance, because humans were meant to be free.

In Vietnam, particularly in the boonies, you are your brother’s keeper – and he yours.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

The interior of the arms dealer's private jet was so ugly it hurt my feelings as well as my eyeballs.

The basic reason for arising conflicts or breaking out of new wars is some individuals or groups of like-minded individuals trying to impose their beliefs on others. Remember that World War III will be the result of imposing one's illogical beliefs on the world.

Deflect, co-opt, absorb or annihilate. It doesn't matter if you're in a sword fight or conducting a worldwide military campaign, these are the options for dealing with your opposition.

Borders on the maps are not the problem, borders in our heart are.

We seldom learn much from someone with whom we agree.