“I watch a happy person doing stand-up, and I go, "What the hell is this? This person's happy!" You need internal conflict. You need the guy to be out of step with society. It's a tool for comedy.” NeedsPersonsGuyStepsWatchesHellComedyConflictToolsInternalsHappy PersonInternal Conflict Author:Zach Galifianakis
“I was interested in writing something that has meaning in the larger context of global conflicts anywhere.” WritingConflict Author:Ru Freeman
“What many fail to realize is that being attached to what we think we want and don't have while resisting what is happening in the moment is the cause, not the cure, of much personal suffering and interpersonal conflict.” ThinkingWantMomentsSufferingCausesRealizingFailingConflictHappeningsCuresResistingInterpersonal Author:Lee L Jampolsky
“I think the key to writing the truth of our existences, so much of this is being incubated online, is examining the conflicts and the messiness, our sometimes dividedness, dealing with gender and other hierarchies, and also our identities outside of them, deeply personal and yet somehow critical and circumspect.” ThinkingWritingSometimesExistenceIdentityKeysConflictGenderCriticalOnlineHierarchyExaminingMessiness Author:Kate Zambreno
“We have no other choice but to go on managing the conflict. We propose a stability plan: We want to strengthen the Palestinian Authority economically and establish mutual industrial zones and help them to develop independent energy capabilities, enabling the Palestinians to live their lives independently and have a future. This is where the European States should invest, not in NGOs that harm Israel.” WantShouldStatesHelpingChoicesEnergyPlansGoes OnConflictAuthorityIndependentIsraelHarmZoneMutualStabilityCapabilityPalestinianProposeEnabling Author:Ayelet Shaked
“FAQ regarding my book were not about my use of commas or how the images went berserk, but about the political situation in Bosnia, about guilt and shame, about victims and perpetrators, about reasons, arguments and beliefs that led to the conflict in the first place, etc. All of this needed and still needs answering and ongoing discussions, but I mostly felt overwhelmed and unqualified to articulate anything worth more than personal experiences of the siege, of fear and refuge - all the things which I wrote about anyway.” NeedsFirstsStillsBookReasonUsePoliticalBeliefFeltSituationNeededConflictArgumentShameVictimGuiltDiscussionEtcRefugeOverwhelmedOngoingPersonal ExperiencesPerpetratorsSiegeUnqualifiedBosniaBerserk Author:Sasa Stanisic
“Women, we tend to become whole people by venturing outside of the home, learning to aspire, to achieve, to deal with conflict - all these qualities that are wrongly called masculine.” PeopleWholeHomeDealsQualityAchieveConflictAspireMasculine Author:Gloria Steinem
“I founded the King Hussein Foundation after my husband's death in 1999, to build on his humanitarian vision and legacy in the country and abroad, through programs promoting education and leadership, economic empowerment, tolerance, cross-cultural dialogue, and media that enhances mutual understanding and respect among different cultures across conflict lines.” DifferentCountryCultureUnderstandingLinesVisionEconomicMediaKingsHusbandConflictEmpowermentProgramCrossesFoundationHumanitarianToleranceDialogueLegacyMutualMy HusbandHusseinPromotingDifferent CulturesMutual UnderstandingEconomic Empowerment Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“I have witnessed firsthand the anguish of this humanitarian tragedy - in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and other conflict and post-conflict zones. The destruction of lives and hopes, the emotional trauma, and the economic, social, and political marginalization of the displaced, the human insecurity, with real and potentially devastating consequences over generations, in ever-widening arenas of conflict. We can and must ensure the human rights of the displaced. That begins by making their voices heard.” HumansRealPoliticalSocialVoiceRightsGenerationsHeardEconomicEmotionalConflictConsequenceDestructionTragedyHuman RightsIraqTraumaHumanitarianPostsZoneInsecuritySyriaAnguishPakistanPalestineArenaMarginalizationEmotional Trauma Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“I have been a long-time advocate for a just Arab-Israeli peace and for Palestinian refugees. Today, as you are aware, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan and Iraq are being overwhelmed by those fleeing the conflict in Syria, often with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Many are severely tortured - abused women and their traumatized children whose husbands, fathers, and brothers have been killed or permanently disabled.” ChildrenLongHas BeensTodayFatherBrotherHusbandConflictClothesLong TimeIraqPalestinianSyriaRefugeeOverwhelmedTurkeysIsraeliDisabledJordanFleeingLebanonAbused WomenBeing OverwhelmedFather And BrotherPalestinian Refugees Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“It's funny, people often ask me, "Why do you do bike tours where it takes three times the effort and you make one-third of the money?" My answer is that I'm trying to do it ethically. What does that mean, exactly? That conflict is a big part of my art.” PeopleTryingMeanDoeArtBigsThreeAsksAnswersEffortConflictThirdsAsk MeBikeThree TimesFunny People Author:Ben Sollee
“There are so many people in pain because of the Syrian conflict. Ten million trying to live in camps that are barely set up for three.” PeopleTryingPainThreeMillionsTenConflictCamps Author:Chad Urmston
“I would like to say is that to be truly American and represent American ideals you need to consider yourself a citizen of the world. American policy has gone contrary to that ideal. The Bush Administration is bent on making the world submit to "Americanism" instead of becoming a member of the world community. This orchestration comes from the very top of the Administration and has pushed America into a corner. So, rather than trying to humbly mix with the rest of the world, we are forcing ourselves upon it. We seem to create conflicts with everyone.” WorldNeedsTryingSeemsAmericaCommunityGonePolicyBecomingCitizensConflictMembersIdealsCornersContraryAdministrationSubmitBentAmericanismOrchestration Author:Chuck D
“He is someone who is involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a fundamental way. Let's start with who Dani Dayan is. He was the former head of one of the main settler councils, the Yesha Council, which is a kind of umbrella organization for settlements in the occupied West Bank. Now, you know, for some countries this might not be an issue, but Brazil has made a point of its policies on the Israeli-Palestinian issue.” KnowsWayKindMadeCountryMightIssuesPolicyInvolvedConflictOrganizationFundamentalsWestFormerPalestinianCouncilIsraeliBrazilSettlementUmbrellaSettlersIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
“Turkey's NATO membership is one thing that is forestalling the worst-case scenario - open conflict between Russia and Turkey - because neither Moscow nor the West wants a Russian NATO conflict to erupt.” WantCasesOne ThingWorstConflictWestRussiaTurkeysScenariosNatoMembershipMoscowWorst Case Scenario Author:Peter Kenyon
“I see conflict. But the conflict is what makes it relatable. I'm conflicted; you're conflicted. I'm not perfect - nobody is. I'm just blessed to be able to express my conflict through song.” AbleSongPerfectConflictBlessedRelatableNot PerfectI'm Not Perfect Author:Kendrick Lamar
“A group of national security experts, military intelligence experts, issued a very concerning statement about Senator Bernie Sanders's views on foreign policy and national security, pointing out some of the comments he has made on these issues, such as inviting Iranian troops into Syria to try to resolve the conflict there; putting them right at the doorstep of Israel.” TryingMadeViewsIssuesGroupsSecurityMilitaryPolicyConflictIsraelStatementsExpertsResolveCommentForeign PolicyTroopsSyriaSenatorsNational SecurityPointingInvitingIranianDoorstepMilitary Intelligence Author:Hillary Clinton
“The biggest religious wars and persecutions in history occur when religions, each claiming their own absolute truths, come into conflict.” WarReligiousConflictAbsolutesPersecutionAbsolute TruthReligious Wars Author:Susan Jacoby
“I have always paid careful attention to social and economic conflicts, to the dialectic - if we can call it that - between high and low. Maybe it's because I was not born or brought up in affluence.” IfsSocialBornAttentionEconomicConflictLowsPaidCarefulAffluenceHighs And LowsDialectics Author:Elena Ferrante
“If you have a chance to see Children Of War, you can watch expert trauma counselors try to help bring healing to young people who have experienced atrocities in conflict.” PeopleIfsTryingChildrenWarHelpingYoungChanceHealingWatchesConflictTraumaExpertsAtrocitiesCounselor Author:Mitali Perkins
“One thing about our show that wasn't even in my awareness, but was brought to my attention by other people, is that our show is about these love-based relationships. Even though the characters are obviously going through different conflicts, you can really feel that the characters love each other. And they really try their best.” PeopleFeelsTryingDifferentCharacterShowsAttentionOne ThingAwarenessConflictLove Each Other Author:Steve Zissis
“I think the father-son dynamic is interesting. I don't have a male friend who hasn't had some kind of conflict with their dad, and I don't have a male friend who hasn't had some kind of conflict with their son.” ThinkingKindFatherInterestingSonDadConflictMalesFather Son Author:Kiefer Sutherland
“I'm sort of exploring where pacifism and socialism come into conflict. How do you reconcile a passionate rejection of might and violence with an attitude of "nil paseran" - "none shall pass" - in the face of fascism?” MightFacesAttitudeViolenceConflictPassionateSocialismRejectionFascismExploringReconcilePacifism Author:Hal Duncan
“The conflict between pacifism and socialism ultimately reflects a greater quandary of how one engages with such a system.” GreaterConflictSocialismPacifism Author:Hal Duncan
“They [Chinese] will need a sympathetic intercessor with other people in the world to avoid conflict and create trust, and of course, Dalai Lama would be ideal. In another ten years from now though, he won't have the time to be really effective for them. They're truly wasting their time not using him now.” PeopleWorldNeedsYearsWould BeCoursesTenConflictIdealsChineseSympatheticLamaDalaiIntercessors Author:Robert Thurman
“The years 1781 to 1793 are crucial for many reasons, but chiefly because they pose in an especially clear way the main problem of German philosophy for the next century. This is the old conflict between reason and faith which recurred during the pantheism controversy between Jacobi and Mendelssohn.” WayYearsReasonPhilosophyProblemNextClearCenturyConflictCrucialControversyPantheismMendelssohnGerman Philosophy Author:Frederick C. Beiser
“Well what are our geopolitical objectives? First, that North America be peaceful, prosperous, dominated by the United States. Second, that no nation be able to approach the United States militarily ... Those are the goals. It's very simple. We achieve that by making certain that all conflict takes place in the Eastern Hemisphere so we don't have conflict here.” FirstsWellsStatesAbleAmericaCertainNationsGoalSimpleUnitedUnited StatesAchieveConflictApproachObjectivesPeacefulEasternProsperousNorth AmericaHemisphereGeopolitical Author:George Friedman
“I personally don't invest in a lot of companies because I think it would be a conflict of interest and Facebook doesn't typically either.” ThinkingWould BeInterestCompanyConflictConflict Of Interest Author:Mark Zuckerberg
“I am comfortable calling myself a writer of suspense, or a writer of thrillers; both terms are sort of interchangeable to me. I think that came from a sense of being at conflict with my true nature throughout my youth, and being afraid of discovery, and feeling as if I didn't belong.” IfsThinkingFeelingsTermYouthCallingConflictComfortableDiscoverySuspenseTrue NatureThrillersBeing Afraid Author:Christopher Rice
“So, rather than trying to humbly mix with the rest of the world, we are forcing ourselves upon it. We seem to create conflicts with everyone.” WorldTryingSeemsConflict Author:Chuck D
“To say that we're going to end countries or eradicate terrorism, and that it's a long war over many years, with many different instruments, suggests a much more complex and drawn-out conflict for which, I think, most Americans aren't prepared.” ThinkingYearsLongDifferentWarEndsCountryConflictInstrumentsPreparedComplexesTerrorism Author:Edward Said
“One goal of ethical inquiry might be to uncover strategies available for use when values conflict or when rules are incomplete.” UseMightValuesGoalConflictStrategyAvailableEthicalInquiryIncomplete Author:Philip Kitcher
“The first thing you have to do is acknowledge the basic and fundamental goodness of all beings. If you don't, then you are going to have conflict. That's at the core of Shambhala.” IfsFirstsConflictGoodnessFundamentalsCoreAcknowledgeShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Developing an explicit decision-making process upfront for how you will make that decision will help alleviate conflict and gridlock when you actually need to decide.” NeedsHelpingProcessDecisionConflictDevelopingDecision MakingExplicitAlleviateDecision Making ProcessGridlock Author:David Livermore
“As the great naturalist Charles Darwin saw clearly, individual and collective interests often coincide, as in the invisible hand narrative. But he also saw that in many other cases, interests at the two levels are squarely in conflict, and that in those cases, individual interests generally trump. That simple observation suggests that market failure is often the result not of insufficient competition (the traditional charge from social critics on the Left), but of the very logic of competition itself.” TwoHandsIndividualLeftSocialInterestSimpleLevelsResultsCasesSawsTrumpConflictLogicCompetitionCriticsInvisibleTraditionalObservationNarrativeCollectivesInsufficientNaturalistInvisible HandMarket Failure Author:Bob Frank
“Conflict is part of being a foreign correspondent; spending long hours talking to politicians in capitals is another part of it.” LongHoursTalkingPoliticianConflictSpendingLong Hours Author:Stephen Farrell
“It's difficult for me to ignore how many conflicts locally and worldwide have religion tagged to them.” DifficultConflictTagged Author:Barbara Brown Taylor
“I've always been interested in the social conflict of my age, my own time, as well as the result of positive and negative of social change, and the ongoing quest we all have, from the cradle to the grave, for identity.” WellsAgeSocialMy OwnResultsIdentityConflictNegativeGravesQuestsSocial ChangeOngoingCradle Author:Stephanie Rothman
“Having been in the military myself, there is an awful moment when you're in this moment of conflict.” MomentsMilitaryConflictAwful Author:Gavin Hood
“I do tend to gravitate to the more dramatic side of things. I love feeling intense emotions when I'm acting. I just love characters and stories with conflict.” CharacterStoriesFeelingsSidesActingEmotionConflictIntenseDramaticThings I LoveLove FeelingIntense Emotions Author:Aaron Paul
“"The Moderately Talented..." is just a commentary on the conflict that happens when a young artist girl looks up to you, but you're attracted to them in a different way than they are to you.” WayLooksDifferentHappensYoungArtistGirlConflictDifferent WaysLook UpUp To YouCommentaryYoung Artists Author:Mark Kozelek
“Usually there is a paradox in what a character wants. A conflict is built deeply within them. And then you put them in motion, throw everything at them until they reveal themselves further.” WantCharacterConflictBuiltParadox Author:Dana Spiotta
“To me, when you have people trying to put their best foot forward but facing conflict, that's when stories are the most interesting.” PeopleTryingStoriesInterestingFeetConflictMost Interesting Author:Jason Katims
“In the nearer term, the likeliest source of risk is a conflict between China and the U.S. These are now the two largest economies in the world, and the combination of their economic interdependence, the sharp differences in their political and economic values, and the growing divergence in their interests makes this relationship potentially dangerous for everyone who might be affected by it - which means pretty much everyone.” WorldMeanTwoMightPoliticalValuesTermInterestDifferencesEconomyGrowingRiskEconomicDangerousSourceConflictChinaCombinationAffectedInterdependenceDivergenceEconomic Value Author:Ian Bremmer
“I think it's too easy to just say that there is a direct and necessary conflict between black identity and gay identity. I think it's more nuanced than that simply because I think black is a color and then people layer on top of it all kinds of socio-cultural elements.” PeopleThinkingKindEasyBlackIdentityColorGayConflictElementsDirectAll KindsLayers Author:John Amaechi
“I think there is unnecessary conflict right now between the vehemently religious and the LGBT community. The extremes of religion I think and the LGBT community have an issue and because a lot of black families in America are more religious, I think that is where the conflict comes into play.” ThinkingPlayAmericaBlackCommunityReligiousIssuesRight NowConflictExtremesLgbtUnnecessaryBlack FamilyLgbt Community Author:John Amaechi
“I do not believe that the truth can ever be in conflict with God.” BelieveConflict Author:Andrew Sullivan
“I think a lot of people are afraid the truth is in conflict with God. And are unable to let go and let the truth of the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldTruth IsConflictLetting GoUnable To Let Go Author:Andrew Sullivan
“Keeping your family together is an extraordinary feat - especially in the face of great conflict.” TogetherFacesConflictExtraordinaryOur FamilyFeatsFamily Together Author:DeVon Franklin
“I think one of my favorite pieces I've ever done on the show which was about Hezbollah Israel conflict in 2006 and it was very pointed. It was a beautifully crafted piece of satire and it's a weird thing to say but it had a joke in there about 9/11 and I remember the audience sort of laughing but also kind of not knowing how to respond to that joke and it was just so - and I remember the tension after we did this joke on the air and there was this palpable gasp in the audience, but they were also laughing. And I thought oh, wow, that is something that is not being said in the Zeitgeist.” ThinkingKindSaidDoneShowsRememberAudienceLaughingKnowingPiecesAirConflictJokesMy FavoriteIsraelTensionSatireWowNot KnowingWeird ThingsZeitgeistHezbollah Author:Aasif Mandvi