Things don't always get better on their own - your actions matter

Never try to avoid necessary conflict.

Some people are too important to argue with carelessly.

Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.

In the midst of conflict, seek first to understand, then to be understood.

The quality of our relationships is determined by how we handle disagreements, not avoid them.

Conflict avoided is conflict multiplied.

When angry, count to ten before you speak. When very angry, count to one hundred.

The best way to win an argument is to avoid it.

Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.

The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself.

In conflict, straightforwardness and courage are more effective than cleverness.

When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest.

Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates invention.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool from his friends.

When you have a conflict, that means there are two truths.

Conflict cannot survive without your participation.

The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Conflict is the fire that forges character and tests relationships.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.