Conflict Resolution Quotes

"What we now want is closer contact and better understanding between individuals and communities all over the Earth, and the elimination of egoism and pride which always tend to plunge the world into primeval barbarism and strife " "Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty." "Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it… Don’t allow his anger to become your anger" "Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate" "Once your life is your expression of blissfulness, you will not be in conflict with anyone." "The bargaining position of the victor always diminishes with time." "Knowing when and when not to engage is the key to winning battles." "The more we are able to embrace conflict, the more able we are to repair injury. " "Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means." "Since it is impossible to eliminate wars the most important thing is to disarm them" "Supreme excellence lies in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." "You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist" "If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner" "If you’re yelling you’re the one who’s lost control of the conversation." "We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the positive affirmation of peace." "If I must choose between peace and righteousness, I choose righteousness." "Anybody can become angry — that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within everybody's power and is not easy." "We do not need guns and bombs to bring peace, we need love and compassion." "Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder." "Sports is such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me—camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences."