*
We
found out that the young people who had a substantial number of lessons in the
Resolving Conflict Creatively Curriculum ... not only did better in terms of people
skills, that they managed their emotions, they were less violent and more caring,
but they actually did better on their academic achievement tests. ~ Linda
Lantieri
Emotional
intelligence in the work that we do, in the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program,
is about equipping young people with the kinds of skills they need to both identify
and manage their emotions, to communicate those emotions effectively, and to resolve
conflict nonviolently. So it's a whole set of skills and competencies that, for
us, fall under the umbrella of emotional intelligence. ~ Linda
Lantieri
We're
finally learning that it is not an either-or situation ... Feelings and learning
and emotion are all very integral to each other." ~ Linda
Lantieri
*
"...We
can work it out. Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting,
my friend." -- John
Lennon & Paul
McCartney
*
"Discourage
litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out
to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser -- in fees, expenses, and
waste of time." -- Abraham
Lincoln
Conflict
is inevitable, but combat is optional.
-- Max Lucado
Only free men
can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot
be separated. -- Nelson
Mandela
*
If
you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you
talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. -- Nelson
Mandela
To obtain a just
compromise, concession must not only mutual--it must be equal also....There can
be no hope that either will yield more than it gets in return. -- Supreme
Court Justice John Marshall
*
"...We
can work it out. Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting,
my friend." -- Paul
McCartney & John
Lennon
*
“Dialogue
is the only way to end war and terror. We need practical solidarity with those
who are weaker and diplomacy from below.” -- Luisa
Morgantini
Though
we all have the fear and the seeds of anger within us, we must learn not to water
those seeds and instead nourish our positive qualities – those of compassion,
understanding, and loving kindness. -- Thich
Nhat Hanh
The
practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of
human actions.” -- Thich
Nhat Hanh
*
To
reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering
of both sides. --
Thich Nhat Hanh
"The
harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap,
we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I
love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress
and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but
he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue
his principles unto death."
-- Thomas Paine.
I
go back to what Mrs. Roosevelt taught me: 'Always
compromise, but compromise upwards.' --
Esther Peterson
"You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach you than
when you approach them." -- Peace
Pilgrim
*
"This
is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred
with love." -- Peace
Pilgrim
*
"This
is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood
with truth, and hatred with love." -- Peace
Pilgrim
*
“When
will our consciences grow so tender that we will
act to prevent human misery rather than avenge
it?”
-- Eleanor
Roosevelt
*
We
have to face the fact that either all of us are going to die together or we are
going to learn to live together and if we are to live together we have to talk.
-- Eleanor
Roosevelt
*
"If
civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships
- the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world
at peace." -- Franklin
D. Roosevelt
"I found
one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated,
but he replied: 'The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair.' In these
words he epitomized the history of the human race." -- Bertrand
Russell
*
For
love of domination we must substitute equality; for love of victory we must substitute
justice; for brutality we must substitute intelligence; for competition we must
substitute cooperation. We must learn to think of the human race as one family. --
Bertrand Russell
“The only thing that will redeem
mankind is cooperation.” -- Bertrand
Russell
"To
observe people in conflict is a necessary part of a child's education. It helps
him to understand and accept his own occasional hostilities and to realize that
differing opinions need not imply an absence of love." -- Milton R. Saperstein
I will
not play at tug o'war. I'd rather play at hug o'war, Where everyone
hugs Instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses, And everyone grins, And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins. -- Shel Silverstein
*
One
of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk
too much and think too little. They act impulsively without thinking. I always
try to think before I talk. -- Margaret
Chase Smith
Peace
is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding
to conflict -- alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to
violence. -- Dorothy Thompson
*
If
you have nothing to say, say nothing. -- Mark
Twain
The
story of the human race is characterized by efforts to get along much more than
by violent disputes, although it's the latter that makes the history books. Violence
is actually exceptional. The human race has survived because of cooperation, not
aggression. -- Gerard Vanderhaar
You
can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having
victims. -- Harriet Woods
“Cooperation
means win-win, confrontation means lose-lose.” -- Zhu Feng