Conflict
Definition: Conflicts: plural noun and third person present. A serious
disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one. Be incompatible or at variance; clash.
Number of Quotes: 7
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
William Ellery Channing
Avoid fight or flight, talk through differences.
Stephen R. Covey
Decisions of the kind the executive has to make are not made well by acclamation. They are made well only if based on the clash
of conflicting views ... The first rule in decision-making is that one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement.
Peter Drucker
Oh, if only it were possible to find understanding,
Joseph exclaimed.
If only there were a dogma to believe in.
Everything is contradictory, everything tangential; there are no certainties anywhere. Everything can be interpreted one way
and then again interpreted in the opposite sense. The whole of world history can be explained as development and progress and
can also be seen as nothing but decadence and meaninglessness. Isn't there any truth? Is there no real and valid doctrine?
The master had never heard him speak so fervently. He walked on in silence for a little, then said:
There is truth, my
boy. But the doctrine you desire, absolute, perfect dogma that alone provides wisdom, does not exist. Nor should you long
for a perfect doctrine, my friend. Rather, you should long for the perfection of yourself. The deity is within you, not in ideas
and books. Truth is lived, not taught. Be prepared for conflicts, Joseph Knecht - I can see that they already have begun.
The Glass Bead Game
Hermann Hesse
He never wants anything but what's right and fair; only when you come to settle what's right and
fair, it's everything that he wants and nothing that you want. And that's his idea of a compromise.
Thomas Hughes
Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.
Daniel Pipes
The successful person has unusual skill at dealing with conflict and ensuring the best outcome for all.
Sun Tzu
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