Aggression Quotations

The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies.

We all seem to be about aggression and greed. It's a massive pressure that affects us all.

New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.

There was a very convincing argument made that the extremists have won and the aggression is now supported by the majority, therefore fighting until surrender was the only alternative.

Aggressive female icons have been chronically demeaned... It's fine for male artists to be angry - they're encouraged to outwardly express their aggression - but women? I've been painted as an aggressive Feminazi because I'm blunt, stubborn, independent, forthright.

We are inhibited from aggression by the presence of another face, another person. We're aware that we're with a human being. On the Internet, we are disinhibited from taking into full account that we are in the presence of another human being.

We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations.

It is up to God to take revenge. Only God can judge. I don't have to worry about getting even with anybody or taking out any kind of aggression on anybody. Doing that is a weakness, anyway.

Within childhood behaviors, there are known behaviors; there's teasing and there's name-calling, and different kinds of things happen as kids start to socialize. And then there's serious bullying, and then there's actual aggression and behavioral problems. But you can't put it all under the tent of bullying.

There's a part of bohemia I love. The lack of prejudice, the lack of aggression, I love the lack, for the most part, of competitiveness. It's more peaceful.

Aversion toward the blind exists for the same reason that most prejudices exist: lack of knowledge. Ignorance is a powerful generator of fear. And fear slides easily into aggression and contempt.

Israel would not do that, both because we cannot afford to be accused by the world of aggression and because we cannot, for security and social reasons, absorb in our midst a substantial Arab population.

I don't think the way to succeed is by doing something aggressive. Aggression is weak-minded.

I'm not going to appeal to violence or aggression - of course not.

On the field, aggression can sometimes be a positive emotion. It boosts performance and can lift your game. But over the years, I have learnt that restrained aggression is a better animal. That way, you will conserve your energy and won't spend yourself quickly.

In general, the mass media tell us that black people are not loving, that our lives are so fraught with violence and aggression that we have no time to love.

When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.

I'm not a historian. I'm a politician. What is important for us is that the countries of the region and the people grow closer to each other, and that they are able to prevent aggression and injustice.

Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression.

Aggression is not a breed thing. It's a state of mind, and it comes from how the human is with the dog. There are four levels of energy, regardless of the breed: low, medium, high, very high. The idea is to get a dog in your same level or lower than you.

Our numbers have increased in Vietnam because the aggression of others has increased in Vietnam. There is not, and there will not be, a mindless escalation.

There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.

My dad has a lot of foresight and decided that I would not do any shows in Mumbai till I became a singer and got to sing my own songs. He knew that if I started earning money from shows, I would not have the time and aggression to rough it out to become a singer.

The emotions in a song - the anger, aggression - have got to be legitimate.

It isn't those of us who oppose American aggression in the Muslim world who need manipulative, exploitative reminders about 9/11; it's those who cheer for these policies who are making a follow-up attack ever more likely.

There's something about a wah pedal that really gets my gut going! People will probably say, 'He's just hiding behind the wah.' But that isn't the case. It's just that those frequencies really bring out a lot of aggression in my approach.

Human nature is potentially aggressive and destructive and potentially orderly and constructive.

I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not-very-precise or articulate way.

I'm glad I have an outlet. I don't think I would put my aggression elsewhere, but working on the projects I have worked on, you tend to benefit personally from trying to wrap your head around the way other people look at the world.

My aggression out there is my weapon, ... ... I think it's more letting them know that I'm not going to let them get away with something, and I'm not just going to kind of poke it back and be content to stay in rallies.

I guess I haven't gotten rid of the aggression, so it's actually going to be a little relief to go to cross-country and just go for it and not have to worry about this area where I could fail so miserably.

NATO is the aggressor, killer of my nation and my state, ... Serbia will continue to fight against aggression to defend our country and national unity against (the) aggression of NATO countries.

We need to be a lot more aggressive. It was mostly a lack of aggression and focus.

Since the Korean War, U.S. and South Korea have established an enduring friendship with shared interests, such as denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, combating aggression abroad and developing our economies.

Aggression is not the problem, is the outcome of a problem.

This was a good win for us. We had good aggression in the fourth quarter.

He knows how to turn his aggression on and off. He's really become more of a wrestler and that will help him in judo. He has a lot of power. He picks up a 160-pound guy like it's nothing. He's got a physique on him that's amazing. He did 30 pull-ups in a row. I don't know if anyone else on the team can do that.

I don't believe dying in a war of aggression on a country that's no threat to the United States of America is a noble cause.

Friendliness, goodwill, non-aggression, sovereign equality, independence and non-interference in internal affairs have come to constitute the towering edifice of Nepal and China relations,

I don't think aggression on a country that was no threat to the United States is noble.

For whatever reason, our guys kind of lost their aggressiveness at the plate. That's something that we're starting to get back in certain hitters. We don't have everybody there yet but we've got more than what we had a week ago.

Forty-seven million Americans experience psychological or physical aggression while on the job. Interestingly, workers pinpoint the general public as the most significant source of this aggression, as opposed to other co-workers or supervisors.

I have a background from my younger days in hockey. When somebody slammed you into the boards with undue force and aggression, you took their number,

I believe that this War, on which I entered as a war of defence and liberation, has now become a war of aggression and conquest.

Bullying is a national problem. Middle school seems to be the time that bullying (by males) and relational aggression (by females) is at its worst and is most painful for kids. While there are programs to help curb bullying, we're hoping to help teachers build character in fourth and fifth grade students to prevent bullying in middle school.

China is not a superpower, nor will she ever seek to be one. If one day China should change her color and turn into a superpower, if she too should play the tyrant in the world, and everywhere subject others to her bullying, aggression and exploitation, the people of the world should identify her as social-imperialism, expose it, oppose it and work together with the Chinese people to overthrow it.

He's a class act - a bloke that I thought had the perfect action. Just the way he went about his business - he had aggression when he needed it and then he could go back and bowl his line and length. He's a fantastic role model for the kids.

If the aggression will not be stopped, the precedent of such unpunished aggression would sooner or later lead to the aggression against a number of other smaller and medium sized countries. The real question is, which country is next.

The Palestinian people have been exposed to dangerous aggression, ... We have to put an end to the military aggression of the Israelis against the Palestinians because this had a really negative effect on the peace process.

Many girls intentionally perpetrate acts of aggression that go unseen by parents and teachers. Because they are so skilled at being subtle, girls can communicate a thousand words without saying anything. By rolling their eyes or turning their back on another girl, they can shut that other person out without being noticed by anyone else - even a concerned parent or teacher.

That don't mean anything in tournaments. We've got a lot of aggression built up. ... Let's leave it at that.

stand by Iraq and tell America that we will not allow this oppression and aggression to continue.

Our main thing is to make sure when we come back when the All-Star break is over with, our momentum hasn't changed and we come out with the same type of intensity and aggression that we started with.

Our lack of aggression at the plate hurt us. Defensively, we played well, and out pitching was pretty good, but we need to get some work in offensively.

I represent a district with multiple military bases that have deployed thousands of troops. As I've watched these men and women wave good-bye to their loved ones, I am reminded of the deep love they have for the freedom of this nation and their desire to fight for the freedom of those who are oppressed overseas. Watching France's self -serving politics of passive aggression in this effort has discouraged me more than I can say.

NATO had no choice but to deter this aggression and prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians.

It is kind of difficult to communicate complex emotion in a car jealousy, passive aggression the puppeteers made it look effortless but it is a complex task to figure out.

Last year, Palestine came forward with an initiative for a year. But Israel did not end its aggression and did not approve this initiative. Therefore, we do not relate to a ceasefire with any particular enthusiasm.

Remember, a Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware. Anger, fear, aggression. The dark side are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Luke... Luke... do not... do not underestimate the powers of the Emperor or suffer your father's fate you will. Luke, when gone am I... the last of the Jedi will you be. Luke, the Force runs strong in your family. Pass on what you have learned, Luke. There is... another... Sky... walker.

Research shows, ... that while mothers tend to soothe their children and shield them from too much stimulation, the average father is inclined to arouse the emotions and stimulate a boy, playing with him zestfully and 'jazzing' him up. ? That roughhousing between father and son that may make mom cringe is actually the rudimentary beginning of a boy's management of his aggression and his ability to substitute emotional mastery and mutual cooperation for violent interaction.

Over time, aggression is a marker of every negative outcome that there is.

Our team defense has gotten a lot better. We've got to keep our aggression up a little longer and play a little smarter and a little more disciplined.

It felt great to just slaughter somebody after losing against York. We just went out there and took all our aggression out that we should have had Thursday.

It is not a magical number but we set that number as a target to give a clear indication to everybody, both internally and to analysts and shareholders, of where our ambition and aggression level is, medium to long term,

I thought some of our aggression just went away. It's tough to explain. It wasn't like they were thinking the game was over at the half. In the last eight minutes, they made more plays than we did.

Those guys will be knocking on the door and they've got some form as well. I reckon Shane Harwood is a real chance. He's been bowling unbelievably fast this year. Everyone who's played against him is surprised by his pace, his hostility, his aggression - and no one's seen him.

The animal is gentle and is showing no signs of aggression at the shelter.

Wade is a strong, intelligent kid, who displayed his aggressiveness on Friday.

We just didn't meet their aggressiveness. Ballard must have gotten eight or 10 offensive rebounds in the first half. We didn't do a good job getting each other open and setting screens. We played too tentative.

We have to work on our offensive movement. We have to have an offensive desire and aggressiveness. We're just way too passive.

You can be sure that our feeling is peace and hope, good for all people in the world, but not any side that occupies our land or makes aggression on our people. No peace without our legitimate rights. No stability with occupation. No peace with occupation. This is our right.

You can feel the growing aggression in practice, everyone is pushing hard.

That was the best I've ever seen him wrestle. A year ago he'd lose his cool. He's grown up a lot and he's wrestling with total confidence. He dictated the action in every match and took his aggression out on his opponents.

My clients train hard. They don't scream or throw weights - they just push hard, trying to get more out of themselves than their bodies want to give, trying to walk that terrible, beautiful line between controlled aggression and all-out insanity.

We never found our way into the game. We were far too passive and never showed the aggression we would have needed.

We do not discount the possibility of US aggression under any circumstance; we stress at the same time that it would not be in the interest of the United States, nor us.

We propose this with great caution, ... The evidence, after all, only applies strongly to insects. Human altruism and tight-knit societies may well have evolved differently. But if it is true, it would help us understand the group aggression and warfare so widespread today. Those who study human biology and behavior should take a new look at this possibility.

You always worry about the possibility of aggression against other prisoners, or against the jailers themselves, ... And if you've got 140 prisoners in your jail, it just gets worse. That's why it's so important to have a good working relationship with other departments who can provide backup in those situations.

That's the Tony we remember from last year. His all-around aggressiveness lifted us up a little bit tonight.

The extent to which human aggression exemplifies innate tendencies is not clear.

If there is one clear lesson of our century, it is this: where aggression is tolerated, it multiplies.

Fear invites aggression - do not show it to a predator.

those arch criminals who launched the wars of aggression and had their hands blotted with the blood of the people around the world received their due punishment.

We are open to a peaceful solution, open to diplomatic negotiations. We are open to playing a constructive role in reaching a political solution on Kosovo, This aggression should halt immediately.

We want to hold a quick meeting without wasting more time to discuss the issue of aggression on Palestinians, in particular,

We were a little more patient and relaxed. We used their aggressiveness against them.

This is passive-aggression in action.

Coach wants me to shoot, and he tells me never to lose my aggressiveness. That's most important.

We learned a lot of things wrestling in the district meet. The kids picked up a lot about how wrestlers that are good enough to go to the state finals wrestle. Watching good teams, you learn a lot about style and aggression and what the sport is really about.

We condemn what happened today concerning the aggression against a brotherly state under the pretext that some organizations exist there,

We will fight them in the air, on land and sea and their aggression will achieve nothing but failure,

Whenever we run the ball that gives us an aggressiveness. It gets those safeties really interested in what's going on up front. If we can (draw) those guys up, our receivers are going to have a field day out there.

The refs did a good job on the game even though the aggressiveness went on a little longer than I would have liked.

Aggression is simply another name for government.

The positive from this week is the aggressiveness. We'll continue to work on all parts of the game.

Yes, a Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware of the dark side. Anger, fear, aggression; the dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice.

We started backed up, and you call plays a little different. You run plays a little different. But that's no excuse. We have to find ways to move the football and come out with the same aggressiveness that we had in the first half. I think we did that. I just think Atlanta came out and they changed up a few things, they did some different things that broke our flow, and they made some plays. Now we have to find a way to respond.

Black bear aggression is most often the result of a human intentionally or unintentionally threatening a bear, its cubs, or a nearby food source, and the best reaction is to defuse the threat by leaving the area in a quiet, calm manner.

translate into an act of aggression against Cuba. But we know that at this time that is not the fundamental thinking of the U.S. government.

The stereotypical belief that large numbers of employees are 'going postal' is a bit of a myth. 47 million Americans experience psychological or physical aggression while on the job. Interestingly, workers pinpoint the general public as the most significant source of this aggression, as opposed to other co-workers or supervisors.