Christopher Nolan

We all wake up in the morning wanting to live our lives the way we know we should. But we usually don't, in small ways. That's what makes a character like Batman so fascinating. He plays out our conflicts on a much larger scale.

British Director

Michael Douglas

I don't know if likeable, pleasant characters have enough conflict for me to want to do them. I admire those people, but I've never been that kind of screen presence who can do nothing. I need to do something.

American Actor

Oprah Winfrey

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.

American Entertainer

Jeremy Gilley

We all want a world without war, without conflict, without human suffering.

English Actor

Joaquin Phoenix

I don't know a single person in life that doesn't have conflict.

Rene Redzepi

There is no conflict between a better meal and a better world.

Danish Chef

Mason Cooley

The passions are the same in every conflict, large or small.

American Writer

Liev Schreiber

I think conflicted characters are always more interesting.

Brad Pitt

Happiness is overrated. There has to be conflict in life.

Actor

Jed Mercurio

I like to write about characters who are conflicted.

British Writer

Conflict often refers to differences that people try to resolve without violence.

Non-Physical Fight

A conflict can start small but grow if not addressed.

Escalation Awareness

Conflict implies that two sides want different outcomes that cannot coexist peacefully.

Opposing Goals

Sometimes conflict exists beneath the surface, without direct confrontation.

Hidden Tensions

Conflict as war implies long-term, sustained, and serious fighting.

Beyond Disagreement

War-scale conflicts often cause widespread damage and societal disruption.

Widespread Impact

When used as a verb, conflict often relates to incompatible plans or schedules.

Scheduling Clashes

Conflicting as disagreement can extend to matters of opinion or personality.

Personal Differences

In psychology, conflict is about inner turmoil, not external quarrels.

Emotional Struggles

Internal conflict requires self-awareness and may lead to personal growth.

Deep Reflection

 but it was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families spanning generations and involving a massive cast of characters with complex motives and shifting loyalties. If that sounds familiar, it's because the historical conflicts known as the Wars of the Roses

The wars that inspired...

 whistleblowers to reveal the truth behind corruption and conflict so we have a really interesting explosive investigation in the works and can't tell you any more but watch this space and then finally we need to keep up the momentum for change and we need to win

An update on the TED...

 what is it about? The vast majority of people that I actually work with are not at all chronic philanderers. They are often people who are deeply monogamous in their beliefs, and at least for their partner. But they find themselves in a conflict

Rethinking infidelity...

 In either case, ignore the duo. If there's only one group arguing, both others must be telling the truth, and if there are two conflicts, then the possessed students are in separate groups and you can safely trust the majority in both trios

Can you solve the temple...

 There are many people around the world who have been displaced because of natural disasters, food insecurities, and other hardships, but international law, rightly or wrongly, only recognizes those fleeing conflict and violence as refugees.

What does it mean to be...

 country as the conflict bled into the streets entire villages began hiding deep in the bush far away from roads or towns that would make them easy targets this community had lived in the fields for seven months when we found

Inside a Civil War Most...

 Before long, Psyche was pregnant. She rejoiced, but was also conflicted. How could she raise her baby with a man she'd never seen? That night, Psyche approached her sleeping husband holding an oil lamp.

The myth of Cupid and...

 settlements in the valley that will almost certainly mean conflict between humans and elephants by keeping him under close surveillance the team are hoping to find ways of helping him

Injured Elephant Calf...

 And what kind of conflict is likely to emerge?" Answer those questions, and you have your story. Good luck, future world-builder!

How to build a fictional...

 It's often said that despite humanity's many conflicts, we all bleed the same blood. It's a nice thought but not quite accurate.

Conflict

A serious disagreement or argument.

Often appears as...

A situation in which different goals or interests oppose each other.

Often appears as...

A state of war.

Often appears as...

To be in opposition or disagreement.

Often appears as...

An internal struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, or external and internal demands.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

Non-Physical Fight

Escalation Awareness

Compare with

Never forget "Conflict"

WordUp Chrome Extension