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“When the United Nations was born it was believed to be a positive instrument for peace. From this exalted position it became an organization in which nations would at least keep talking instead of shooting. Soon it was discovered ... that words were as deadly as any weapon, and when these words had a number of interpretations they could and did lead to conflict.”

Nations Born United Numbers Talking Position Conflict Weapons Organization Instruments Shooting Interpretation United Nations Exalted Keep Talking

Author:Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

“I believe that there was a great age, a great epoch when man did not make war: previous to 2000 B.C. Then the self had not reallybecome aware of itself, it had not separated itself off, the spirit was not yet born, so there was no internal conflict, and hence no permanent external conflict.”

Men Believe War Self Age Spirit I Believe Born Conflict Permanent Internals Epoch Internal Conflict

Book:D. H. Lawrence: Late Essays and Articles

Source: D. H. Lawrence: Late Essays and Articles

“I believe that man is the product of natural evolution that is born from the conflict of being a prisoner and separated from nature, and from the need to find unity and harmony with it.”

Men Needs Believe I Believe Born Natural Products Evolution Conflict Harmony Unity Prisoner

Book:On Being Human

Source: On Being Human

“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.”

Ifs Social Born Attention Economic Conflict Lows Paid Careful Affluence Highs And Lows Dialectics

Author:Elena Ferrante

“There are lots of signs that average Israelis want peace. But after such a long war - this conflict has been going on now for 120 years - you have a fifth generation being born into it on both sides. Such a conflict creates hatred, fears, stereotypes, and demonizations of the other. It would be an illusion to believe you can put an end to this overnight.”

Want Years Believe Long Has Beens War Ends Would Be Sides Born Generations Conflict Illusion Hatred Average Stereotype Both Sides Fifth Believe You Can

Author:Uri Avnery

“We've got a generation now who were born with semiequality. They don't know how it was before, so they think, this isn't too bad. We're working. We have our attache' cases and our three piece suits. I get very disgusted with the younger generation of women. We had a torch to pass, and they are just sitting there. They don't realize it can be taken away. Things are going to have to get worse before they join in fighting the battle.”

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Author:Erma Bombeck

“Doubt is the disease of this inquisitive, restless age. It is the price we pay for our advanced intelligence and civilization-the him night of our resplendent day. But as the most beautiful light is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is often the strongest and best.”

Light Age Beautiful Night Faith Born Pay Darkness Doubt Civilization Conflict Disease Spring Strongest Restless Doubted Inquisitive Beautiful Light

Author:Ross Turnbull

“Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self.”

“Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.”

Knows Born Strength Conflict Weakness Vanquish

Author:Sophie Swetchine

“At this stage you must admit that whatever is seen to be sentient is nevertheless composed of atoms that are insentient. The phenomena open to our observation so not contradict this conclusion or conflict with it. Rather they lead us by the hand and compel us to believe that the animate is born, as I maintain, of the insentient.”

Believe Hands Science Belief Born Stage Conflict Conclusion Observation Atoms Nevertheless

Author:Lucretius