Quotes about Conflict
Inner conflict and turmoil often result in conflict with others, so we must achieve inner peace to effectively pursue peace with others.
— Jerry Bridges
There is no conflict in the Bible between His sovereignty and our responsibility.
— Jerry Bridges
God knows I had not wanted to fall in love with her. I had not wanted to fall in love with any one. But God knows I had and I lay on the bed in the room of the hospital in Milan and all sorts of things went through my head but I felt wonderful...
— Ernest Hemingway
Being against evil doesn't make you good. Tonight I was against it and then I was evil myself. I could feel it coming just like a tide... I just want to destroy them. But when you start taking pleasure in it you are awfully close to the thing you're fighting.
— Ernest Hemingway
We have very primative emotions. It's impossible not to be competitive. Spoils everything, though.
— Ernest Hemingway
I have watched them all day and they are the same men that we are. I believe that I could walk up to the mill and knock on the door and I would be welcome except that they have orders to challenge all travelers and ask to see their papers. It is only orders that come between us. Those men are not fascists. I call them so, but they are not. They are poor men as we are. They should never be fighting against us and I do not like to think of the killing.
— Ernest Hemingway
Fish, the old man said. Fish, you are going to have to die anyway. Do you have to kill me too?
— Ernest Hemingway
Love is a dunghill, and I'm the cock that gets on it to crow.
— Ernest Hemingway
But people do. They love each other and they misunderstand on purpose and they fight and then suddenly they aren't the same one.
— Ernest Hemingway
I'd be glad to shoot you.' 'Would you?' 'No. There's a law against it.
— Ernest Hemingway
Harry looked at him and you could see the murder come in his face. ... Harry didn't say anything, but you could see the killing go out of his face and his eyes came open natural again.
— Ernest Hemingway
To win a war, we must kill our enemies.
— Ernest Hemingway