War Quotes

Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.

10745 quotes

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"War teaches us that peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of understanding."
Aaron Beck
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"War is what happens when communication fails."
Aaron Beck
"War emerges from absolutistic thinking and rigid ideology."
Albert Ellis
"War is the ultimate expression of irrational negotiation."
Albert Ellis
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"War outcomes depend partly on the personalities of leaders"
Hans Eysenck
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"War reveals how personality shapes human conflict"
Hans Eysenck
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"War is the failure of wisdom; peace is its triumph."
Raymond Cattell
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"War represents the ultimate failure of imagination to construct shared meaning."
George Kelly
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"War reveals both the worst and sometimes the best in human nature."
Raymond Cattell
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"War often stems from the failure to understand human differences."
Robert McCrae
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"War is where personality differences are treated as irreconcilable."
Robert McCrae
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"War begins in the mind before the first shot is fired; peace must be built the same way."
Costa Paul
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"War teaches us the cost of our words before they are spoken; peace is the tuition never paid."
Costa Paul
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"War is a failure of human communication and understanding."
Gordon Allport
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"Wars are often fought by high-dominance personality types."
Hans Eysenck
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"War is a failure of human imagination."
Rollo May
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"War begins in the human heart."
Alice Miller
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"War is the failure of imagination."
Robert McCrae
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"War arises from failures of communication and understanding between groups."
Raymond Cattell
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"War reveals not the strength of nations, but the fragility of understanding."
Costa Paul
C
"War is what happens when dialogue fails catastrophically."
Costa Paul
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"Wars begin in the minds of people before they manifest on battlefields."
Gordon Allport
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"The wars within us are reflections of wars we witnessed or experienced as children."
Alice Miller
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"War is what happens when dialogue fails and pride takes command."
Costa Paul
C
"War is the failure of imagination made flesh."
Costa Paul
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"War teaches us about peace more than peace teaches us about war."
Hans Eysenck
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"War originates in the small wars we wage against ourselves."
Alice Miller
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"War is often the result of misunderstanding human nature and the drivers of human conflict."
Raymond Cattell
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"War is often a symptom of failure - the failure to understand and communicate across differences."
Raymond Cattell
"War reveals the worst in human nature and the importance of peace."
Dacher Keltner