Showing posts with label conflict. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conflict. Show all posts
24 May 2011
So, why do people fight anyway...
"So, why do people fight anyway? Perhaps the meaning of human existence lies within their own will to fight. People feel a sense of accomplishment through battle. And, it's also a fact, the ones actually fighting are never perceived as being tainted." -Gundam Wing
Labels:
conflict,
meaning,
point-of-view,
war
We're our own dragons...
"We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves." -Tom Robbins
Labels:
becoming,
conflict,
courage,
heroism,
self-confident
23 May 2011
Great spirits have always found...
"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." -Albert Einstein
Labels:
conflict,
courage,
humanity (negative),
ignorance,
intelligence,
prejudice
19 May 2011
And even Christianity's not the same...
"And even Christianity's not the same now, as it was back then. When it was growing, it took a bit of this, a bit of that, and made one thing out of it all until it began to split apart again--only from the inside out. Those gospels of theirs--if you look hard enough through them, you can find a passage to forbid anything you want, and another to condone the same thing." -Charles de Lint; Greenmantle
Labels:
charles de lint,
conflict,
religion
So for now, let's rest...
"So for now, let's rest and pretend we don't hear the drums of battle in the pounding of the surf." -James Clemens; Wit'ch Storm
Courage is not defined...
"Courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall, but by those who fought, fell, and rose again." -Unknown
Love is much like a wild rose...
"Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in it's defense." -Mark Overby
Labels:
conflict,
love (positive),
nature
My name, dear saint, is hateful...
"My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself / Because it is an enemy to thee." -William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet
Labels:
conflict,
shakespeare,
star-crossed
Tis but thy name...
"Tis but thy name that is my enemy." -William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet
Labels:
conflict,
shakespeare,
star-crossed
Being held a foe...
"Being held a foe, he may not have access / To breath such vows as lovers do swear, / And she as much in love, time means much less / To meet her beloved anywhere." -William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet
Labels:
conflict,
love (negative),
shakespeare,
star-crossed
18 May 2011
The fates lead him who will...
"The fates lead him who will; him who won't they drag." -Old Roman saying
17 May 2011
Outer space is rejecting humans...
"Outer space is rejecting humans, and perhaps Earth is telling us something by pulling us back down." -Gundam Wing
16 May 2011
There's a thin line between...
"There's a thin line between destiny and fate." -Unknown
Labels:
conflict,
destiny/fate,
point-of-view,
unknown author
Indeed, he led me into...
"Indeed, he led me into the trap I always promised myself I would avoid. He left me knowing that I loved that faithless, conniving bastard more than he ever loved me." -Colin Falconer
Labels:
conflict,
heart vs mind,
love (negative),
weakness
I ask you, which is...
"I ask you, which is worse: A lie that brings a smile? Or a truth that brings a tear?" -Unknown
Labels:
conflict,
heart vs mind,
lie,
point-of-view,
truth,
unknown author
What the heart keeps secret...
"What the heart keeps secret, the mind cannot begin to comprehend." -Unknown
Labels:
conflict,
heart,
heart vs mind,
secret,
unknown author
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