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“One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible.”

Peace Vision Effects Conflict

Author:Nelson Mandela

“Synergism is the simultaneous actions of separate entities which together have greater total effect than the sum of their individual effects.”

Action Together Individual Greater Team Effects Conflict Teamwork Collaboration Entity Consensus Team Building Team Work Team Working Simultaneous Teamwork In Education Great Teamwork Great Team Work

Author:Clay Buchholz

“Thus, if there exists a law which sanctions slavery or monopoly, oppression or robbery, in any form whatever, it must not even be mentioned. For how can it be mentioned without damaging the respect which it inspires? Still further, morality and political economy must be taught from the point of view of this law; from the supposition that it must be a just law merely because it is a law. Another effect of this tragic perversion of the law is that it gives an exaggerated importance to political passions and conflicts, and to politics in general.”

“When we liberate the economic potential of women, we elevate the economic performance of communities, nations, and the world... There is a stimulative and ripple effect that kicks in when women have greater access to jobs and the economic lives of our countries: Greater political stability. Fewer military conflicts. More food. More educational opportunity for children... By harnessing the economic potential of all women, we boost opportunity for all people.”

“Art's effect is due to the tension resulting from the clash of the collocation of elements of two (or more) systems of interpretation. This conflict has the function of breaking down automatism of perception and occurs simultaneously on the many levels of a work of art ... All levels may carry meaning.”

May Art Two Poetry Levels Effects Conflict Elements Perception Function Dues Tension Interpretation Works Of Art Breaking Down Clash

Author:Yuri Lotman

“The hope of the world is that wisdom can arrest conflict between brothers. I believe that war is the deadly harvest of arrogant and unreasoning minds. And I find grounds for this belief in the wisdom literature of Proverbs. It says in effect this: Panic strikes like a storm and calamity comes like a whirlwind to those who hate knowledge and ignore their God.”

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957

“One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible. Time and time again, conflicts are resolved through shifts that were unimaginable at the start.”

Vision Effects Conflict Unimaginable

Author:Nelson Mandela

“My biggest difference with our film and those kinds of science fiction films is that they are going from one special effect set piece to the next, what we were doing was more of a character study. And I think that is the freedom that you get by doing an Indie film. You can only really do that with a lower budget. So I understand where the conflict is between those two priorities.”

Thinking Kind Two Character Film Next Differences Fiction Study Pieces Special Effects Conflict Science Fiction Priorities Budgets Special Effects Indie Films

Author:Duncan Jones

“The children don't choose to be in the business, but the harming and long-term effects through arguments, divorce and conflicts over the financial issues in a business are huge.”

Children Long Term Issues Effects Huge Conflict Argument Financial Divorce Long Term

Author:Robert Irvine

“The process of decolonisation in Nigeria was a very untidy one. The British, when they were leaving finally and knew exactly who they wanted to take over, they wanted pliant government, figures, structures, they wanted to continue indirectly in effect their control over much of their colonial possessions and this was one of the very early causes of conflict.”

Government Wanted Causes Process Effects Figures Conflict Structure Leaving Possession British Nigeria Causes Of Conflict

Author:Wole Soyinka

“What is the worst, is that you will have the meltdown of Zimbabwe that the IMF is talking about. And indeed what you will have is growing unemployment in Zimbabwe, growing impoverishment among the people, growing social conflict. And I think that is the worst sort of outcome, that collapse of Zimbabwe certainly would have a much, much worse effect on the region than mere image.”

People Thinking Social Talking Growing Worst Effects Conflict Mere Outcomes Regions Collapse Unemployment Zimbabwe Imf Meltdowns

Author:Thabo Mbeki

“Me being from a Celtic culture that tends to emphasize directness, conflict, openness has a big effect on my living in Japan, which tends to focus on indirectness, avoidance of conflict and keeping things close to your chest. So that has led to quite a lot of cultural misunderstandings in dealing with this East Asian culture I live in.”

Bigs Culture Focus Effects Conflict East Japan Chests Openness Misunderstanding Asian Avoidance Celtic Asian Culture

Author:Sean Michael Wilson

“Our attitude is very clear. In effect there is the conflict, ideological conflict which we all know. We have stated our position in the sense of unity among socialist states - unity as a first measure.”

Knows Firsts States Attitude Clear Effects Position Conflict Unity Socialist Ideological

Author:Che Guevara

“One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards, had a negative effect on the viewing public. The military in Iraq specifically banned the photographing of wounded soldiers and coffins, thus sanitizing this terrible and bloody conflict.”

War Effects Military Higher Terrible Lessons Conflict Negative Soldier Iraq Vietnam Bloody Wounded Vietnam War Coffins Banned Depiction Lesson Learned Wounded Soldier

Author:Walter Dean Myers

“The effect of violent dislike between groups has always created an indifference to the welfare and honor of the state.”

States Groups Effects Honor Conflict Violent Welfare Indifference Dislike

Author:Thomas B. Macaulay