Ambivalence Quote by Charles D'Ambrosio

“The problem is that when you’re not fighting for survival, it’s easy to stop making decisions and fall into the trap of thinking you…

— Ben Ryder Howe

Modern science knows much about such conflicts. We call the mental state that engenders it "ambivalence": a collision between thought and feeling.

— David Seabury

It is the suffering of ambivalence: the murderous alternation between bitter resentment and raw-edged nerves, and blissful gratification and tenderness

— Adrienne Rich

Convalescence is a sort of grown-up rebirth, enabling us to see life with a fresh eye.

— Margaret Prescott Montague

“Conflicts are however a part of life: wherever people are together, there will be incompatibility in their thoughts, feelings or actions. It is enormously…

— Sylvia Loehken

“Relationships automatically develop resentment when selfish and petty concerns become more important than the emotional connection between you. If”

— Steven Stosny

Resentment is, in every stage of the passion, painful, but it is not disagreeable, unless in excess; pity is always painful, yet always agreeable;…

— Alec Douglas-Home

No matter what you are dealing with in life, be it resentment or regret, bitterness or sadness, anger or apathy, hatred or hesitation, depression…

— Widad Akrawi

“The problem is that without an understanding for their meaning and purpose, most relationships quickly become little more than vehicles for the pursuit of…

— Matthew Kelly

INDIFFERENT, adj. Imperfectly sensible to distinctions among things.

— Ambrose Bierce

Our lives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we do with conflict that makes the difference.

— Thomas Crum

“Relationships do not have to be such a struggle. Only when we do not understand one another is there tension, resentment, or conflict.”

— John Gray