Avoid Conflict Quotes

I wish to pay attention to what we can do better to prevent conflict. Because by avoiding conflict, we save human lives, and we also save money.

When people have not the same ideas, it is certainly better not to talk about them.

Don't do anything to anyone, and people will not make trouble for you.

I have good idea, for if you meet some person from different religion and he want to make argument about God. My idea is, you listen to everything this man say about God. Never argue about God with him. Best thing to say is, 'I agree with you.' Then you go home, pray what you want. This is my idea for people to have peace about religion.

Determine to listen to nothing that is bad; do not take up the tomahawk …. Do not meddle with anything that does not belong to you, but mind your own business and cultivate the ground …

I don't want to get embroiled in any controversy. At the same time, I want to take part in those conversations that are meaningful. I have not entrusted anyone to reply on behalf or react to any issue pertaining to me.

Don't fight the rabbits. If you fight the rabbits, the elephants are going to kill you.

Sometimes the only way you can win is to stay out of the game.

If somebody feels a certain way about me and I feel like they're misunderstanding me, I don't need to explain myself. I just try to shy away from it and just pretend like it never happened, and try to rekindle the friendship and let him know that its not like that.

I don't want to go about offending people; that's not my plan.

If youre in an awkward position, feel comfortable enough to walk away.

The friends of gold will have to be extremely wise and moderate if they are to avoid a revolution.

You can't beat women anyhow and that if you are wise or dislike trouble and uproar you don't even try to.

If you want to remain at liberty, I suggest you not antagonize your defenders.

The best defense is not to offend.

Sure there's different roads from this to Dungarvan -- some thinks one road pleasanter, and some think another; wouldn't it be mighty foolish to quarrel for this? -- and sure isn't it twice worse to try to interfere with people for choosing the road they like best to heaven?

What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.

I don't look for a fight or look for animosity or tension where it's not needed.

You must get clear of the navy yards; if you do not put them down, they will put you down ou must get clear of the navy yards; if you do not put them down, they will put you down.

I'm not running around the world looking for ways to create hostilities.

I don't love to fight; I don't want to fight.

Now the thing is not to get into unnecessary quarrels by talking too much and not to indicate any weakness by talking too much; let our actions speak for themselves.

I really grew up more of a people pleaser and I just wanted to make people happy, and maybe didn't always say exactly how I was feeling.

I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.