Lyoto Machida Quotes

I'm a calm-headed fighter. I do my job.

I don't fight people for fun.

I don't really try to tell people whether they should fight. It's definitely not for everybody.

My position does not give me the liberty to exclude anything, but my mood tells me there will not be violence.

I like to win without fighting. But if I can't, then I'm prepared to fight.

I don't have to fight if I don't want to.

What would you do in my position? Would you drop the war where it is? Or would you prosecute it in the future with elder-stalk squirts charged with rose water? Would you deal lighter blows rather than heavier ones?.... I shall do all I can to save the government, which is my sworn duty as well as my personal inclination.

I want peace and am willing to fight for it.

Yoiu have to fight in order to live in peace.

You can promote fights - of course, you have to - you can say 'I'll beat you' or whatever, but you cannot put family, religion, anything like that in the mix. You need to separate things. That is a line a lot of fighters cross.

I'm a professional; I'd never fight against Mirko or anyone else not being prepared.

I don't take much pride in fake fighting.

I never picked fights. I'm never going to start to pick fights. If they ask me to fight someone, I'll say yes.

Mediation is one of the most effective tools of non-violence. It can turn parties away from conflict, towards compromise.

Fighting is not something that I enjoy doing. It's something that I do that I feel that I have to do.

We advised them to do what they think proper against the war.

I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.

I never fought much. It just wasn't my thing. I suppose I could, but I've never got into fights. Not a real one.

I'm not a fighter. If there's something going on that I really feel strongly about, I'll certainly stand up but I pick my battles.

Let me just say: Peace to you, if you're willing to fight for it.

In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.

No violent extreme endures.

You don't hurt 'em if you don't hit 'em.

I don't like fights. I don't like aggressive people.

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.