“The crossroads of trade are the meeting place of ideas, the attrition ground of rival customs and beliefs; diversities beget conflict, comparison, thought; superstitions cancel one another, and reason begins.” IdeasReasonBeliefBusinessConflictDiversityTradeMeetingsComparisonCustomsSuperstitionsRivalsBegetsCrossroadsAttrition Book:The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization Source: The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization
“He acts without contact, instructs without meeting, guides without pointing. Desires do not conflict with Him, thoughts do not mingle with Him: His essence is without qualification (takyeef), His action without effort (takleef).” ActionDesireEffortConflictEssenceMeetingsGuidesContactPointingQualifications Author:Mansur Al-Hallaj
“I gave up music criticism because of the increasingly obvious conflict of interest. I couldn't say anything bad about the records when I might be meeting that person's manager backstage an hour later.” PersonsMightInterestHoursRecordsConflictCriticismMeetingsObviousManagersSay AnythingGave UpConflict Of Interest Author:Stephin Merritt
“In Japanese organizations, before you have a meeting and you've got an idea that you want to get across, you go talk to everyone and list them. And then the meeting, you don't do it American style where everyone gets up and advocates and conflicts and decides, you get up and formalize agreements.” WantIdeasStyleConflictOrganizationMeetingsListsGet UpAgreement Author:Howard Rheingold
“The vast majority of things parents and kids get in conflict over are highly predictable. We're disagreeing about the same expectations the kid is having difficulty meeting every hour, every day, every week. Because it's predictable, we can have these conversations proactively. That is very hard for people.” PeopleHardKidsParentHoursWeekConversationConflictExpectationsDifficultyMajorityMeetingsPredictable Author:Ross W. Greene
“Many priests say that retirement is more identified with freedom from meetings, budgets, personnel conflicts, and "dealing with the Chancery." Even as I struggled not to take that last point too personally, I was reminded that I have heard the same sentiment from many of my bishop friends as well!” ConflictMeetingsSentimentsRetirement Author:Wilton Daniel Gregory
“Every individual is a meeting ground for many different allegiances, and sometimes these loyalties conflict with one another and confront the person who harbors them with difficult choices” PersonsDifferentSometimesChoicesIndividualDifficultConflictMeetingsLoyaltyHarborsAllegianceDifficult Choices Author:Amin Maalouf
“Once upon a time there were two countries, at war with each other. In order to make peace after many years of conflict, they decided to build a bridge across the ocean. But because they never learned each other’s language properly, they could never agree on the details, so the two halves of the bridge they started to build never met. To this day the bridge extends far into the ocean from both sides, and simply ends half way, miles in the wrong direction from the meeting point. And the two countries are still at war.” WayYearsStillsTwoWarEndsCountryOrderLanguageSidesHalfMetsConflictOceanDecidedAgreeMeetingsDetailsMilesBridgesThis DayBoth SidesMaking PeaceOnce Upon A TimeWrong DirectionHalf WayTwo Countries Author:Vera Nazarian
“Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas. They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror of small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.” IfsThinkingFeelsWritingMayHomeEnergySpeakStrongWishSocialEnjoyPartyHorrorSkillsConversationConflictMeetingsDiscussionDislikeContrastIntrovertColleaguesClose FriendsPajamasIntroversionSmall TalkSocial SkillsBusiness Meeting Author:Susan Cain