Middle ground Quote by Benjamin Graham

“But aggression, righteous condemnation, and insult only make matters worse. Somehow we have to break the escalating cycle of attack and counterattack.”

— Karen Armstrong

“It is a weary lament to lay most acts of violence and aggression, from the strictly local to the truly global, squarely at the…

— Bryan Sykes

“A common man can be a hero and a coward,” he was fond of saying. “Discipline and leadership will go a long ways toward…

— John Ripin Miller

“We are not the passive victim of others' opinions. Their opinions are powerless until we validate them.”

— John Ortberg

“It is in relation to enemies that we can primarily practice patience and tolerance and thus reduce the burden of anger and hatred.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“What instances must pass before them of ardent, disinterested, self-denying attachment, of heroism, fortitude, patience, resignation: of all the conflicts and all the sacrifices…

— Jane Austen

“It is hard to talk about a middle ground for something that is a fundamental right.”

— Teri Reynolds

“...I think that we succumb to attitudes that do not permit us to dialogue: domination, not knowing how to listen, annoyance in our speech,…

— Jorge Mario Bergoglio

“Unconsciously we seek the principles and opinions which are suited to our temperament, so that at last it seems as if these principles and…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“We need to imagine the turmoil, disappointment, worry and sheer confusion in people who may outwardly appear merely aggressive.”

— The School of Life

“When principles are so absurd and so destructive of human society, it may safely be averred, that the more sincere and the more disinterested…

— David Hume

“Too many leaders fancy themselves on being philosophers, but not enough pride themselves on decisive action.”

— Noel DeJesus