Adversity Quote by C. Wright Mills

When both sides of a controversy revel in the defeat and humiliation of the other side, in fact they are on the same side:…

— Charles Eisenstein

Sometimes when you take a tough action against one side in the conflict, they see you as part of the conflict and they attack…

— Kofi Annan

Defense is attack, attack is defense, each being the cause and result of the other.

— Bruce Lee

“That which represents Chaos is menace, is the aggressive side. While Order is the side being threatened, in need of protection. In need of…

— Andrzej Sapkowski

“A threat leads to nothing if it is not accepted. In fighting the good fight, you should never forget that. Just as you should…

— Paulo coelho

The enemy is like a woman, weak in face of opposition, but correspondingly strong when not opposed. In a quarrel with a man, it…

— Anonymous

We all fight on two fronts, the one facing the enemy, the one facing what we do to the enemy.

— Joseph Boyden

Only in the struggle between two philosophies can the weapon of brutal force, persistently and ruthlessly applied, lead to a decision for the side…

— Adolf Hitler

“When a people share a common oppression, certain kinds of skills and joint defenses are developed. And if you survive you survive because those…

— Audre Lorde

“So the first thing that happens in a conflict is that we choose a side, because that’s easier than trying to hold two thoughts…

— Fredrik Backman

“All opponents are not necessarily enemies. But both enemies and opponents carry certain characteristics in common. Both perceive their opposite as an obstacle, or…

— Timothy Zahn

Conflict exists only when there are two opposing things: fear and non-fear,violence and non-violence.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti