Obviously it was happenstance, but it did change my opinion of human nature. I now saw war as a constant, akin to wildfires. They break out unless you work actively to prevent them. It’s an atavistic thing, buried deep in our DNA.
~ Richard Engel
We may have different points of arguments from perspectives of belief, faith and religion.But we must not hate each other. We are one human family.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Leaders don't pray to God for money. They simply ask for His grace to solve problems. By solving problems, the money comes.
~ Israelmore Ayivor
If you see a leader solving one conflict wisely, remember he is working hard to prevent 10 of such from happening!
I wish we'd be able to deliver our message at the global level on the need to recognize the past genocides in order to prevent new ones. Our message of peace and justice will hopefully reach every corner of the world.
~ Widad Akreyi
If life throws you a few bad notes, don't let them interrupt your song.
~ Suzy Kassem
The most tragic cause of social disharmony is when the speed with which people find mistakes of others outweighs their simple belief that they too are infallible!
It is very important to understand why those annoying people annoy you and then figure out where that fits into your world.
~ Auliq Ice
It’s taken years, but part of my own personal growth has involved deciding that I can learn something from even the most annoying person.
It is very humbling to see my own character defects in someone who annoys me. At the end of the day, I realize they have actually prompted positive change in me.
Life is constantly teaching us that we are mirrors of one another and that no one is an island!
Silence isn't always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care.
~ Joyce Rachelle
Problems rarely exist at the level at which they are expressed. If you are arguing for more than ten minutes then you are probably not discussing the real conflict.
~ Kare Anderson
Empathy is the key to negotiating and resolving conflict.
~ Arthur P. Ciaramicoli
People who don’t like conflict have an amazing ability to avoid it, even when they know it’s theoretically necessary
~ Patrick Lencioni
The lack of conflict is precisely the cause of one of the biggest problems that meetings have: they are boring
I don’t think anyone ever gets completely used to conflict. If it’s not a little uncomfortable, then it’s not real. The key is to keep doing it anyway
conflict is productive
When it comes to peace, we need to facilitate peace-makers' personal engagement and their genuine desire to bridge the gap between advocacy knowledge and skills necessary to differentiate between theory and practice in the field of conflict management.
Mounting tensions in Eastern Europe send shivers down the spine. Barely a quarter of a century after the end of the Cold War we seem to be sliding inexorably towards another.
~ Alex Morritt
