Aggression Quotes

Sometimes I think it's possible to mistake desire for clarity and talking in a no-nonsense way for aggression.

There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.

If Pakistan has any ideas of annexing any part of our territories by force, she should think afresh. I want to state categorically that force will be met with force and aggression against us will never be allowed to succeed.

Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong, firm position of the United States against aggression between two Arab countries created realities that led to the Madrid Peace Conference.

We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side.

Ideas for my first experiments in human aggression came from discussions we had in a research seminar about William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies.'

Aggression, the writer's main source of energy.

Our numbers have increased in Vietnam because the aggression of others has increased in Vietnam. There is not, and there will not be, a mindless escalation.

The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth.

But which is the State's essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or care.

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.

There is something very intriguing about, for example, the sense of accomplishment that a small child has, which you might be able to reduce to aggression and libido, but which might also have some independent existence.

I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links with psychology, aggression, behavior, and human affairs.

In the case of Iraq, notwithstanding the violence there at the moment, the very fact that a hideous regime - responsible for genocide, for the use of chemical and biological weapons, aggression against two neighbors - has been removed in itself is a positive development.

I think when there's enough will and aggression, there's no shortage of talent either.

The rules of engagement have become so rigid that governments often straightjacket themselves in the face of unambiguous aggression.

Aggression is simply another name for government.

Communism feeds on aggression, hatred, and the imprisonment of men's minds and souls. This shall not take root in the United States.

All it takes is a single act of aggression to permanently wound a nation's reputation.

The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture.

I'm glad I have an outlet. I don't think I would put my aggression elsewhere, but working on the projects I have worked on, you tend to benefit personally from trying to wrap your head around the way other people look at the world.

Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.

We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations.

Aggression is the most common behavior used by many organizations, a nearly invisible medium that influences all decisions and actions.

Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest could improve their material well-being.

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.

It is an exaggeration to call the Hamas and Islamic Jihad announcement a military alliance. It is rather a message that our people are united in the face of Israeli aggression.

For to be poised against fatality, to meet adverse conditions gracefully, is more than simple endurance; it is an act of aggression, a positive triumph.

Mystery is gone to the certainty of technological principles. So the real terror, the real aggression against life comes in the form of the pursuit of our technological happiness.

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.