Terry Gilliam Quotes

The important lesson for the children was that they know if there is a problem, they can tell us, we can talk about it, and we can resolve it. That's what families do. You face things, and you deal with them, and you move on together.

I think it's really important to find out why people hurt you or try to oppose you or whatever.

My mom always said fighting with me as a kid was like going to court. I'm trying to realize that being right is not the most important thing.

Families in real life don't tend to resolve things neatly.

I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.

Talking back and being quite aggressive about stuff and not giving a care in the world about anyone. So it was more, I think, that way and I think that's what happened in that party when I stood in between two people.

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.

To observe people in conflict is a necessary part of a child's education. It helps him to understand and accept his own occasional hostilities and to realize that differing opinions need not imply an absence of love.

If I have a problem with someone I talk about them. I don't pick on their kids.

If we aren't going to be afraid of conflict, we have to see it as thinking.

I don't like to be feared, and I can't work in conflict, I'm very bad with conflict. I try to avoid it, it paralyzes me.

It's kinda cool seeing people having real fights with people they really know.

I don't have a problem with conflict. I'm not a stranger to high-pressure situations. I've been there, believe me.

I can fight, but that's the only thing I can do. When it comes to anything other than fighting or talking, I'm not very good.

Your power, which is already very great, you can increase more by peace than by war. For the outcome of war is uncertain. More often you see adversity rather than prosperity accompany it.

What I do know from my life is the phenomenon of saying, 'This is too small a thing to argue about', but then nevertheless finding oneself in that argument.

Rod's not very good at confrontations; he would rather walk away and avoid something rather than go into it.

I still believe that a fight between two brothers should not destroy peace and harmony and bring trouble to the common man.

Anytime anyone of my friends in my camp, if we argue, we gonna fight for real.

You don't just call a person out to a fight if you don't know their background, what they've been through, and how to test them.

Honestly, I don't talk; I just like to fight. I'm not a good talker.

Every family argues and goes through things.

I'm an only child, so I don't come from a big family. But it has been my observation from friends who do come from big families that usually, when you have a family fight, on the back end you come out better and stronger for it.

If other people have problems with my competitions, then there's nothing I can do.

Unfortunately, I found out when I was trying to like square up with people and face off with people and, like, try to intimidate them and I'm pretty non-threatening.