C Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with C. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“confining life to an eternal present is an insidious form of soul murder”
“Confining marine animals to tanks and separating them from their families and their natural surroundings, just so people can watch them swim in endless circles, teaches us far more about humans than it does about animals - and the lesson is not a flattering one.”
“Confirm the celebration reservation for the arrival at your goal finish line!”
“Confirm your values and inspire others to confirm theirs.”
“Confirmation bias is the most effective way to go on living a lie.”
Source: Healology
“Confirmation of the ground is of the greatest assistance in battle. Therefore, to estimate the enemy situation and to calculate distances and the degree of difficulty of the terrain so as to control victory are virtues of the superior general.”
Source: The Art of War
“Confirmation strengthens us to defend the faith and to spread the Gospel courageously”
“Confirming an intuitive sense I've always felt for the interconnectedness of all things, this doctrine has provided me ways to understand the intricate web of co-arising that links one being with all other beings, and to apprehend the reciprocities between thought and action, self and universe.”
“Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century.”
“Confiscation in any form is an unhealthy solution for a real disease. It amounts to telling men that because they are economically crippled, they must abandon all efforts to get well and allow the state to provide them with free wheelchairs.”
“Confit is not something that comes to mind for summer. Usually it means duck confit, made by cooking the legs and thighs in duck fat to preserve them for winter.”
“Confit is the ultimate comfort food, and trendy or not, it is dazzling stuff.”
“Conflict acting on intelligence creates imagination. Faced with conflict, creatures are forced to imagine what will happen, where the next threat will come from. If there has never been conflict, imagination never develops. Wits arise in answer to danger, to pain, to tragedy. No one ever got smarter eating easy apples.”
Source: Sheri S Tepper SF Gateway Omnibus: After Long Silence, Shadow's End, Six Moon Dance
“Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.”
“Conflict becomes sinful when our responses to it are destructive, hurtful, abusive, or violent.
There are good ways to disagree & there are also unhealthy ways. Even people who are right sometimes...about the issue... can deal with it in a way that is very unloving. Being faithful to Christ involves more than taking the right stance or being on the right side of an issue. It also requires engaging those with whom we disagree in positive respectful dialogue.”
“Conflict begins at the moment of birth.”
“Conflict can and should be handled constructively; when it is, relationships benefit. Conflict avoidance is *not* the hallmark of a good relationship. On the contrary, it is a symptom of serious problems and of poor communication.”
Source: Who's Pulling Your Strings? How to Break the Cycle of Manipulation and Regain Control of Your Life
“Conflict can be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither side loses and a new dance is created.”
Source: The Magic of Conflict: Turning a Life of Work Into a Work of Art
“Conflict cannot survive without your participation.”
Source: Everyday Wisdom
“Conflict exists only when there are two opposing things: fear and non-fear, violence and non-violence.”
“Conflict exists strictly as an opportunity to raise our consciousness.”
“Conflict follows wrongdoing as surely as flies follow the herd.”
“Conflict forces us to be fully present because it shatters our ego – stripping away all hope of escape or sugar coating. It removes everything that is nonessential to our authentic being; it removes all superficial layers. Conflict is painful because it wakes us up out of our created illusions. And if we lean into it, conflict can be the catalyst to our enlightenment.”
“Conflict grows out of ignorance and suspicion. As we learn to know and appreciate those of various cultures, we come to appreciate them.”
“Conflict in close relationships is not only inevitable, it's essential. Intimacy connects people who are inevitably different.”
“Conflict is a great thing to start with. For me as a songwriter, I am constantly trying to solve problems.”
“Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.”
Source: Everyday Wisdom
“Conflict is born as a result of ambiguity between two systems.”
Source: Quantraz
“Conflict is drama, and how people deal with conflict shows you the kind of people they are.”
“Conflict is easy because weve all had conflict, but to really bond with someone and to have a genuine connection, it needs to come from a place by knowing them.”
“Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.”
Source: Let the Journey Begin: Finding God's Best for Your Life
“Conflict is inevitable, the source of all growth, and an absolute necessity if one is to be alive.”
“Conflict is just another chance for agreement.”
“Conflict is like cancer; early detection increases the possibility of a healthy outcome.”
Source: Winning with People Workbook
“Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.”
“Conflict is not in the feeling of being in love. The feeling of being in love is utterly without conflict. There is no loss of energy in being in love.”
“Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will.”
“Conflict is not natural. It’s the result of the false agro-industrial system we’re addicted to.”
Source: How to Be Happy
“Conflict is not necessarily bad. If you can avoid taking conflict personally, it is actually a way to get better decisions and better results.”
“Conflict is not something that needs avoided. There are many ways to find the ideal. - The Malwatch”
“Conflict is not two swords.
It is two people who are both right —
and the world that cannot hold them both.”
“Conflict is not unavoidable. However, it is nonsensical to consider the institution of a state as a solution to the problem of possible conflict, because it is precisely the institution of a state which first makes conflict unavoidable and permanent.”
“Conflict is part of being a foreign correspondent; spending long hours talking to politicians in capitals is another part of it.”
“Conflict is resolved not through compromise, but through invention.”
“Conflict is the basis of drama. I guess that goes back as long as time has existed as far as mankind is concerned, dating back to the Greek tragedies or the Old Testament. And violence is a form of conflict, so whether that's catharsis or whether that has some socially damaging effect on audiences - I suppose that would just depend.”
“Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.”
“Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates invention. It shocks us out of sheep-like passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving…conflict is a sine qua non of reflection and ingenuity.”
Source: Human Nature and Conduct: An Introduction to Social Psychology
“Conflict is the microscope of a book. When it's trained on a character, you see what's underneath the narratives of physical description. You see whether someone is strong or weak, principled or apathetic, heroic or villainous." (J.R. on writing the BDB series)”
“Conflict is the place where character and plot intersect.”
Source: Dynamic Characters
“Conflict is the primary engine of creativity and innovation.”