Famous quotes containing the words violence and/or conflict:
“It was the first female-style revolution: no violence and we all went shopping.”
—Gloria Steinem (b. 1934)
“He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty helps us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)