“President Bush is an intelligent man. He is not going to declare an economic war against Iraq . [...] I admire your extraordinary efforts to rebuild your country. I know you need funds. We understand that, and our opinion is that you should have the opportunity to rebuild your country. But we have no opinion on Arab-Arab conflicts like your border disagreement with Kuwait .” KnowsMenNeedsShouldWarCountryAmericaOpportunityPresidentEffortOpinionEconomicLike YouConflictShould HaveIntelligentExtraordinaryIraqAdmireBordersFundPresident BushDisagreementIntelligent ManKuwait Author:April Glaspie
“Here is the beginning of philosophy: a recognition of the conflicts between men, a search for their cause, a condemnation of mere opinion .. . and the discovery of a standard of judgement.” MenPhilosophyCausesOpinionConflictStandardsDiscoveryMereRecognitionJudgementCondemnation Author:Epictetus
“The beginning of philosophy is the recognition of the conflict between opinions.” PhilosophyOpinionConflictSpeechRespectToleranceRecognitionIndividualism Author:Epictetus
“Perhaps the habit which distinguishes civilized people from others is that of discussion, exchange of opinion and ideas, the ability to differ without quarrelling, to say what you have to say civilly and then to listen civilly to another speaker.” PeopleIdeasAbilityOpinionHabitConflictDiscussionCivilizedSpeakers Book:Letters of Katherine Anne Porter Source: Letters of Katherine Anne Porter
“I do not love strife, because I have always found that in the end each remains of the same opinion.” EndsFoundOpinionConflictRemainsStrife Author:Catherine the Great
“The most effective way to close down the human mind and to manipulate its sense of self is to program into it some form of dogma. A dogma will always vehemently defend itself from other information and repel any alternative opinion which contradicts its narrow, solidified view. Dogmas become a person's sense of security and means of retaining power, and humanity tends to cling to both until its knuckles turn white. Dogmas take endless forms, and when you can persuade different people to hold opposing dogmas, the manipulation of conflict and control through "divide and rule" becomes easy.” PeopleWayMindHumansMeanPersonsDifferentSelfFormHumanityTurnsEasyWhiteViewsOpinionSecurityInformationConflictProgramEndlessAlternativesManipulationHuman MindDividesDogmaManipulateDifferent PeoplesOpposingSense Of SelfKnucklesRetaining Author:David Icke
“Fight for your opinions, but do not believe that they contain the whole truth, or the only truth.” BelieveWholeTruthFightingOpinionConflictFavouriteWhole Truth Author:Charles A. Dana
“I can hardly believe what these 12 caricatures [about Prophet Muhammad] have caused in the world. We Danes feel like we have been placed in a scene in the wrong movie. But I don't see the fight as a clash of civilizations. Rather, we must focus on avoiding exactly this type of conflict. We have to return to dialogue, to mutual understanding and to an acknowledgement of freedom of opinion.” WorldFeelsBelieveHas BeensI CanFightingUnderstandingOpinionFocusTypeReturnCivilizationSceneConflictDialogueProphetMutualAvoidingMuhammadClashCaricaturesAcknowledgementMutual UnderstandingProphet MuhammadClash Of Civilizations Author:Anders Fogh Rasmussen
“Each week I am forced to revise my original opinion that Facebook is a great innovation for keeping people in touch, to believing that it is merely a canvas for members to act out strange, unresolved conflicts and desires.” PeopleBelieveDesireOpinionWeekStrangeConflictMembersInnovationOriginalsCanvas Author:Emily Yoffe