Combative Quotes

16 quotes by 16 authors

Most of the time, tough, combative, adversarial dialogue is much more exciting than physical action. — Sol Stein
"Mercy is not in favor in my heavens today," says Vashanka, unforgiving and combative, folding vast arms and spearing Harmony with lightning that crackles from… — Janet Morris
I donâ€™t think â€˜science fictionâ€™ is a very good name for it, but itâ€™s the name that weâ€™ve got. It is different from other kinds… — Ursula K. Le Guin
When you learn conflict-resolution skills in the playroom, you then practice them on the playground, and that in turn stays with you. If you have… — Jeffrey Kluger
Giving up is not the answer. Neither is giving in. Stand your ground. There is a way of doing that without having to be combative.… — Neale Donald Walsch
All types of knowledge ultimately lead to self-knowledge. So, therefore, these people are asking me to teach them, not so much how to defend themselves… — Bruce Lee
Civilization - and by this I do not mean talking cinemas and tinned food, nor even surgery and hygienic houses, but the whole moral and… — Evelyn Waugh
People who are combative in one relationship tend to be combative in other relationships. — Amy Dickinson
Man is by nature competitive, combative, ambitious, jealous, envious, and vengeful. — Arthur Keith
There are things about ourselves that we need to get rid of; there are things we need to change. But at the same time, we… — Benjamin Hoff
The arrogant elimination of the Djaouts of our world must nerve us to pursue our own combative doctrine, namely: that peaceful cohabitation on this planet… — Wole Soyinka
The combative instinct is a savage prompting by which one man's good is found in another's evil. — George Santayana
Skillful conversationalists can explore disagreements and make points in ways that feel constructive and positive rather than combative or corrective. — Gretchen Rubin
Certainly from the rehearsal process with Elizabeth I think it was very clear. Well let me start again. We were initially supposed to be more… — Jennifer Beals
I'm sorry if the following sounds combative and excessively personal, but that's my general style. — Ian Jackson
If something is dysfunctional, why paint it like its the way it suppose to be? He's a man...so he's inclined to cheat. She's a woman...so… — Eugene Nathaniel Butler

Who Wrote These Combative Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 16 Combative Quotes as follows: