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“Females avoid conflict. They are afraid of violence. The males, on the other hand, are less averse to strife. But once conflict breaks out, the males are much better at reconciling. In a study done in Finland, children who had quarreled were asked how much longer they intended to be angry at one another. The boys proudly said: "Oh, at least one or two days." The girls said "forever".”

Children Said Two Done Hands Girl Boys Break Forever Study Violence Conflict Female Angry Males Strife Two Days Break Out Finland

Author:Frans de Waal

“The true history of Vietnamese civilian suffering does not fit comfortably into America's preferred postwar narrative - the tale of a conflict nobly fought by responsible commanders and good American boys, who should not be tainted by the occasional mistakes of a few 'bad apples' in their midst.”

Source: Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam

“~I used to think, What if there's an interesting movie and it conflicts with the boys going to a new school for the first time?... Well, I didn't anticipate that was going to be about a two-second dilemma. I didn't know the choices would be so easy to make.~”

Ifs Thinking Knows Firsts Wells Two Would Be School Used Choices Easy Interesting Boys Conflict First Time Parenting What If Anticipate Dilemma

Author:Jodie Foster

“All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys.”

War Boys Conflict Boyish

Book:Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War: Works of Melville

Source: Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War: Works of Melville

“A psychologist once told me that for a boy being in the middle of a conflict between two women is the worst possible situation. There's always a desire to please each one.”

Two Desire Situation Boys Middle Worst Please Conflict Psychologist

Author:Hillary Clinton