I spent an important part of my life participating in conflicts. But for me, conflict was not the main principle.
Practically every violent conflict or social change has proved that violence unleashes violence in return.
When it comes to cyber conflicts between, say, America and China or even a Middle Eastern nation, an African nation, a Latin American nation, a European nation, we have more to lose.
There may be a conflict between softminded religionists and toughminded scientists, but not between science and religion.
Don't fear conflict, fear the silence.
Keeping your family together is an extraordinary feat - especially in the face of great conflict.
I did not marry the first girl that I fell in love with, because there was a tremendous religious conflict, at the time. She was an atheist, and I was an agnostic.
If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly several million fascists in the United States.
If we aren't going to be afraid of conflict, we have to see it as thinking.
To me, when you have people trying to put their best foot forward but facing conflict, that's when stories are the most interesting.
Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict. Only a just peace based on the inherent rights and dignity of every individual can truly be lasting.
Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.
The body is a cell state in which every cell is a citizen. Disease is merely the conflict of the citizens of the state brought about by the action of external forces.
I love characters that are going through turmoil. To be honest, I love characters with conflict. I love characters who are really going through an emotional journey; whether it's a super-dark-crazy journey or a really relatable guy.
Certainly nothing is easier than to rewrite history. If we had made Taiwan a separate state, it would have led to a fundamental conflict with China, and probably to war. Certainly in the long term, it would have led to war.
I'm sort of exploring where pacifism and socialism come into conflict. How do you reconcile a passionate rejection of might and violence with an attitude of "nil paseran" - "none shall pass" - in the face of fascism?
I don't see a direct conflict between the rights of individuals and the rights of communities, because I don't perceive of communities as having rights in a way that individuals do. Communities certainly have interests, but they don't exactly have rights.
An artist's early work is inevitably made up of a mixture of tendencies and interests, some of which are compatible and some of which are in conflict
Human rights is a big important part of how to prevent conflict in the first place if we focus on how the governments are treating their people.
War is an irrational, counter-productive way to handle conflicts.