Quotes About Conflict And Communication

#1. Invariably, micromanaging results in four problems: deceit, disloyalty, conflict, and communication problems.

John Rosemond

#2. A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress.

Lord Byron

#3. Every moment each human being is doing the best we know at that moment to meet our needs. We never do anything that is not in the service of a need, there is no conflict on our planet at the level of needs. We all have the same needs. The problem is in strategies for meeting the needs.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

#4. The horrific cases in Ferguson, in Staten Island with the death of Eric Garner, and all across the country serve as stark reminders that we must have a say in who polices us, and how that policing is done. We must, we must, let our voices be heard on Election Day.

Al Sharpton

#5. The key to handling problems and conflict within an organization is to keep the channels of communication wide open.

Anita Roddick

#6. The difference is conflict, an important yet overlooked aspect of all good communications.

David Meerman Scott

#7. Self-made men often worship their creator.

Bryant H. McGill

#8. It is the dream of every white person to be able to resolve all conflicts by complaining to unrelated parties. Because of this, white people are able to endure years of frustration and anger without saying a word in the hopes that everything will just work itself out without having to make a scene.

Christian Lander

#9. Argument need not be heated; it can be punctuated with courteous smiles - or sympathetic tears.

J. Sidlow Baxter

#10. The key to resolving international conflict with a positive outcome includes looking for a win-win situation, finding common ground, formulating proactive strategies, using effective negotiation and communication, and appreciating cultural differences.

Amit Ray

#11. When we lift our voices tiny molehills of difference become great mountains of conflict.

Gordon B. Hinckley

#12. Don't swear off all the fruits just because you ate one bad apple.

Tiffanie DeBartolo

#13. If you're anti-war it doesn't mean you are 'Pro' one side or the other in a conflict. However, it does make you 'Pro' many thingsPro-Peace, Pro-Human, Pro-Evolution, it makes you Pro-Communication, Pro-Diplomacy, Pro-Love, Pro-Understanding, Pro-Forgiveness.

Eddie Vedder

#14. Over the next 20 to 30 years, we are going to end up with world government. It's inevitable ... There's going to be conflict, coercion and consensus. That's part of what will be required as we give birth to the first global civilization.

Jim Garrison

#15. Sometimes, God doesn't send you into a battle to win it; he sends you to end it.

Shannon L. Alder

#16. The author writes that the central conflict within journalist and seller of the American way Henry Luce was between his curiosity and his certitude.

David Halberstam

#17. When we aren't curious in conversations we judge, tell, blame and even shame, often without even knowing it, which leads to conflict."
-The Power Of Curiosity: How To Have Real Conversations That Create Collaboration, Innovation and Understanding

Kirsten Siggins

#18. The rhythm of life runs in cycles. There are times in the darkness and times in the light. The energy of life is like the rain forest in Borneo. Things live, grow, die, fall to the forest floor, rot and then they are born again-Olympia Dukakis

Ellyn Spragins

#19. If the great story of the last century was the conflict among various political ideologies-communism, fascism and democracy-then the great narrative of this century will be the changes wrought by astonishing scientific breakthroughs

Cynthia Tucker

#20. We do not look for compromise; rather, we seek to resolve the conflict to everyone's complete satisfaction.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

#21. People who are empathic definitely will have some difficulties distinguishing their own feelings from other people's feelings and they tend to take on other people's energies quite easily.

Doreen Virtue

#22. I think every once in a while I feel the need to break my medium ... if I have been doing a very large painting I like to drop into something in small scale. It is a challenge to go into this size. It is just to hold my own interest, and then each media has its own conditions.

Lee Krasner

#23. Sometimes the simplest solution out of conflict is becoming someone's friend, instead of saying goodbye forever.

Shannon L. Alder

#24. She could be lively only in the midst of life; in isolation she dwindled to a shadow.

Stefan Zweig

#25. Black and white thinking limits understanding and feedback, two necessary ingredients for successful resolution in creative conflict and successful understanding.

David W. Earle

#26. God's warriors don't avoid conflict. They fight through it with communication and a positive outlook.

Shannon L. Alder

#27. Take control of who you report to, what you do, what you create. Or start a business on the side. Deliver some value, any value, to anybody, to somebody, and watch that value compound into a career.

James Altucher

#28. Respectful communication under conflict or opposition is an essential and truly awe-inspiring ability.

Bryant McGill

#29. What is true of ballet is no less true of the other lively arts. Change is built into their natures. You watch a performance, and then ... it's gone.

Terry Teachout

#30. Fairy tales begin with conflict because we all begin our lives with conflict. We are all misfit for the world, and somehow we must fit in, fit in with other people, and thus we must invent or find the means through communication to satisfy as well as resolve conflicting desires and instincts.

Jack D. Zipes

#31. My instinct is to write under the cloak of an opaque historical setting.

Patrick DeWitt

#32. If you want meaning for your brand or company, dare to embrace conflict

Antonio Nunez Lopez

#33. In elementary school, we should teach nonviolent conflict resolution and healthy communication skills, which will help children cope with issues like rejection and sexuality later in life.

Jane Velez-Mitchell

#34. In some ways, we will always be different. In other ways, we will always be the same. There is always room to disagree and blame, just as there is always room to take a new perspective and empathize. Understanding is a choice.

Vironika Tugaleva

#35. Conflict can and should be handled constructively; when it is, relationships benefit. Conflict avoidance is *not* the hallmark of a good relationship. On the contrary, it is a symptom of serious problems and of poor communication.

Harriet B. Braiker

#36. From the air the Mexican landscape looks as if it had been stirred with a giant spoon.

Biloine W. Young

#37. Expressing our vulnerability can help resolve conflicts.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

#38. Understanding and connection can transcend conflict.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

#39. Enemy images are the main reason conflicts don't get resolved.

Marshall B. Rosenberg