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The two biggest threats to international security in 2013 are Iran getting a nuclear weapon, and Iran being bombed to stop it getting a nuclear weapon. Both would precipitate a long and dangerous conflict in an already unstable Middle East. Both would be a disaster.

~David Miliband

Topics: Being Biggest Bombed Both Conflict Dangerous Disaster East Getting International Iran Long Middle Middle East Nuclear Nuclear Weapon Security Stop Threats Two Unstable Weapon Would

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The United States came within a whisker of invading Utah in 1858 and starting a civil war three years before the Civil War. Because the conflict ended up fizzling out, it's not the most dramatic story about the West.

~David Roberts

Topics: About Because Before Came Civil Civil War Conflict Dramatic Ended Invading Most Out Starting States Story Three United United States Up Utah War West Within Years

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Once I started working as a professional actor, it was like, 'Bye-bye waiting tables, bye-bye bartending, bye-bye all the cliched jobs actors do.' But after a year of not getting work, there's this really difficult conflict, like, 'Do I have to go back to being a waiter when people recognize me from a show?'

~David Walton

Topics: Actor After Back Being Cliched Conflict Difficult Getting Go Jobs Like Me Once People Professional Really Recognize Show Started Tables Waiter Waiting Work Working Year

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Even though I don't agree with either Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann on virtually anything, I do think the unique scrutiny - because of their gender and highlighting the potential conflict between them is a product of the media's desire for juicy storylines. I think it's inappropriate.

~Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Topics: Agree Anything Because Between Conflict Desire Either Even Gender Inappropriate Juicy Media Palin Potential Product Sarah Sarah Palin Scrutiny Them Think Though Unique Virtually I Think

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The second song is called 'Easy As Life,' which really describes the complete conflict of the whole story, her struggle of being in love with the enemy and also being in love with her people.

~Deborah Cox

Topics: Also Being Being In Love Complete Conflict Easy Enemy Her Life Love People Really Second Song Story Struggle Which Whole

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Asian cultures... place great value on avoiding open expression of disagreement and conflict because they emphasize harmony.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Asian Avoiding Because Conflict Cultures Disagreement Emphasize Expression Great Great Value Harmony Open Place Value

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Conflict can't be avoided in our public lives any more than we can avoid conflict with people we love. One of the great strengths of our society is that we can express these conflicts openly.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Any Avoid Avoided Conflict Conflicts Express Great Lives Love More Openly Our People Public Society Strengths Than

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Conflict and opposition are as necessary as cooperation and agreement, but the scale is off balance, with conflict and opposition overweighted.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Agreement Balance Conflict Cooperation Necessary Off Opposition Scale

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It is easy to understand why conflict is so often highlighted: Writers of headlines or promotional copy want to catch attention and attract an audience. They are usually under time pressure, which lures them to established, conventionalized ways of expressing ideas in the absence of leisure to think up entirely new ones.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Absence Attention Attract Audience Catch Conflict Copy Easy Entirely Established Expressing Headlines Ideas Leisure New New Ones Often Pressure Them Think Time Understand Up Want Ways Which Why Writers

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But research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Advocate Bills Both Champion Conflict Counterparts Democratic Environment Families Fight Initiate Justice Likely Male More Nonviolent Promote Protect Republican Research Resolution Social Social Justice Than Women Women Are

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