Conflict Resolution Strategies Quotes

Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.

I often write about reconciling. Reconciling, or maybe half-reconciling between antagonists, between people who are deadly enemies. I write about reconciliation, but not as a miracle, as a slow, gradual process of mutual discovery - discovering one another. I write about sad, sober, sometimes heart-breaking compromises.

In human societies there will always be differences of views and interests. But the reality today is that we are all interdependent and have to coexist on this small planet. Therefore, the only sensible and intelligent way of resolving differences and clashes of interests, whether between individuals or nations, is through dialogue. The promotion of a culture of dialogue and nonviolence for the future of humankind is thus an important task of the international community. It is not enough for governments to endorse the principle of nonviolence or hold it high without any appropriate action to promote it.

I hate to be a kicker, I always long for peace, But the wheel that does the squeaking, is the one that gets the grease.

If you have a problem and you can't find a solution, you meet again tomorrow and you keep talking until you find a solution. You can disagree with behavior or a particular position, but you do not resort to calling an opponent worthless.

As in law so in war, the longest purse finally wins.

Look at history. It's not the account of a species at peace.

The important thing is Burma needs to end the civil war and for this to happen both sides must want to end the war.

Me and me dad didn't have a great relationship when we were younger. We had a good relationship, but it wasn't an affectionate relationship.

it's a disgrace for the international community that we have allowed so many conflicts to become frozen, and we are not making a serious effort to solve them.

At the heart of any drama, there's conflict. When you are acting, you get to play out the confrontations you want to have in real life but can't. Or the emotions that you would want to have in real life, but sometimes they are too difficult.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

We are trying to prevent a third world war.

I don’t respect your statement because of the anger that came with it

When you start to work with someone, there's a negotiation that takes place involving what's going to happen when you have a difference of opinion. Most attempts at collaboration never survive the negotiation. Merely being agreeable is not enough.

When someone unloads on me, I keep my head moving; I don't freeze. I punch back with them. The occasion never gets to me. Not one bit. I enjoy it.

I've learned It 's better to address conflicts head on and then move on.

My mum was a peacemaker, and in personal things I tend to do that, because I can't deal with personal conflict. I find that horrible.

This may not be a just peace, but it is more just than the continuation of war.

Americans have learned that it is harder to end wars than it is to begin them

The less the difference, the greater the quarrel over it.

Conflicts have to be resolved. That is the responsibility of leadership. And globalization is the biggest conflict today.

One man's word is no man's word; we should quietly hear both sides.

Success in war underpins the claims to greatness of many presidents.

I picked up the phone and called Herbert Hainer, the CEO of Adidas, and said, 'Well, it's Peace Day coming up. I think it's about time after 60 years to end this feud. How about doing something together?'