“The richness and variety, and indeed the advance, of our culture depend upon the continuation of this conflict [between conservatives and radicals], which is deeply rooted in human nature.” HumansCultureGrowthHuman NatureDependsBalanceConflictRadicalVarietyRootedRichnessContinuation Author:Paul Johnson
“You want to teach all kids the skills that are on the better side of human nature: empathy, appreciating how one's behavior is affecting other people, resolving disagreements in ways that do not involve conflict, taking another's perspective, honesty.” PeopleWayWantHumansKidsSidesTeachHuman NatureHonestyPerspectiveSkillsConflictBehaviorEmpathyAppreciateDisagreement Author:Ross W. Greene
“Will there be a time when equality will exist? I think given human nature there will always be conflict.” ThinkingHumansGivenHuman NatureConflict Author:Hozier
“Is war an inevitable outcome of competing interests in a complex society? In other words, would war be the same even if human nature were very different? There are mathematical models of large groups working together that lead to conflict on a reliable basis. So there's a whole other view of war that is not psychological at all.” IfsHumansDifferentWarWholeTogetherInterestViewsGroupsHuman NatureConflictModelsBasesComplexesPsychologicalMathematicalInevitableOutcomesWorking TogetherCompetingLarge GroupsMathematical Models Author:Jaron Lanier
“For a very long time, people have been saying to me, "What if you want to do this approach with every kid?" For a behaviorally challenging kid, you're parenting this way just to help bring the kid's behavior under control and to greatly reduce conflict. But you want to teach all kids the skills that are on the better side of human nature: empathy, appreciating how one's behavior is affecting other people, resolving disagreements in ways that do not involve conflict, taking another's perspective, honesty.” PeopleLongHelpingKidsChallengesTeachHuman NatureHonestyPerspectiveConflictBehaviorEmpathyAppreciateWhat IfDisagreement Author:Ross W. Greene
“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.” MenGivingMindHeartLittlesPurposeValuesGrowsPrinciplesTroubleStrengthHuman NatureHe ManConflictReflectionConscienceEncouragementHarderBravePerseveranceEsteemPursueTriumphFirmGloriousResolutionDistressShrinksBeing StrongStrength And WeaknessStrong WillKeep RunningStrength Of MindLittle MindsStrength And PerseveranceStrength WeaknessPerseverance In LoveWeakness And Fear Author:Thomas Paine
“Communism is in conflict with human nature.” HumansHuman NatureConflictCommunismCommunism And Socialism Author:Ernest Renan
“I believe that the basic nature of human beings is gentle and compassionate. It is therefore in our own interest to encourage that nature, to make it live within us, to leave room for it to develop. If on the contrary we use violence, it is as if we voluntarily obstruct the positive side of human nature and prevent its evolution.” IfsBelieveHumansUseI BelieveSidesInterestHuman BeingsRoomsHealingViolenceHuman NatureEvolutionConflictContraryGentleCompassionateConflict ResolutionConflict Of Interest Author:Dalai Lama
“Human nature being what it is, peace must inevitably be a relative condition. The essence of life is struggle and competition, and to that extent perfect peace is an almost meaningless abstraction. Struggle and competition are stimulating, but when they degenerate into conflict it is usually both destructive and disruptive. The aim of political institutions like the United Nations is to draw the line between struggle and conflict and to make it possible for nations to stay on the right side of that line.” HumansPoliticalLife IsNationsSidesLinesPerfectUnitedStruggleConditionsHuman NatureConflictDrawsEssenceAimInstitutionsCompetitionDestructiveRelativeMeaninglessAbstractionUnited NationsDegeneratesDisruptiveEssence Of LifePolitical InstitutionsUnescoLife Is A StrugglePerfect Peace Author:Javier Perez de Cuellar
“It is an amazing fact of human nature that one year we can be chopping each other up and the next year we can be sharing a pint. We seem to often devolve into conflict no matter how much we evolve...” YearsHumansMatterFactsNextHuman NatureConflictEvolvePintsChopping Author:Brad Pitt