Herschel Walker Quotes

Competing pressures tempt one to believe that an issue deferred is a problem avoided. More often it is a crisis invited.

If you don't think about or deal with an issue, it gets bigger.

My biggest worry is that sometimes you know the problem, but you don't do anything about it until it gets too big to be fixed.

Avoidance doesn’t solve anything; it merely serves as a temporary salve.

I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation.

We spend more time developing means of escaping our troubles than we do solving the troubles we're trying to escape from.

Avoidance has never been a great tactic in solving any problem. For most situations in life, not addressing what's going on only makes matters worse.

Excluding certain problems from the political debate by making it a crime to discuss them won't lead to the disappearance of these concerns, let alone contribute to a solution.

I don't think that confrontation always leads to a solution.

I think, sometimes when we face problems and issues in our life, we have a tendency to really deny that a problem exists. Or sometimes we say, oh, it'll go away, or we can handle it. It's - you know, don't worry. I've got it covered. And a lot of times, that's not the case.

If you run away from trouble, it always follows.

Not facing a fire doesn't put it out.

If I am going up a ladder, and a dog begins to bite at my ankles, I can do one of two things - either turn round and kick out at the it, or simply go on up the ladder. I prefer to go up the ladder!

Whenever we meet opposition, we do not look to see if it is just, but how we can get out of it, rightly or wrongly. Instead of welcoming arms we stretch out our claws.

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

You gotta get into some confrontations sometimes to get the right result on the floor, but I think the bulk of our membership wants us to work out problems before a bill comes to the floor.

I really don't like confrontations. One of the reasons I'm retiring is that I'm tired of hurting people's feelings.

You cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists.

I'm not a person who likes to confront.

I don't like confrontation. I don't care about it. If someone tries it with me, they will be talking to themselves because I don't listen.

I should never be trying to avoid something in a fight, especially something I'm good at.

Members of great teams confront each other when they see something that isn't serving the team.

When I'm facing an issue or a challenge sometimes, it's easier for me to avoid really facing that or dealing with it, and just go make films.

Sometimes you need to have a tough conversation or face a tough situation, and take it head on.

My boyfriend and I have finally learned how to embrace confrontation as something that will only help us as a couple.