Clash Quotations

I was fascinated by the culture clash between England and America in the 1950s. My first memories are of being a girl in those post-war years when things were really pretty grim. It wasn't like that in America, which was real boom time.

'Deity' will be a compelling and exciting thriller with complex and interesting characters. A neo-realistic style to story and images will take the audience deep into Calcutta's many different levels. A fascinating clash between American and Indian culture.

If you ask me who the members of the Rolling Stones or Led Zep or the Clash were, I'd be able to tell you every member. But I couldn't name a single member of Arctic Monkeys.

The clash between Popper and Kuhn is not about a mere technical point in epistemology.

What we are witnessing now is a clash of civilisations, not just between states but within them.

Some colors reconcile themselves to one another, others just clash.

What's great about 'The Avengers' is that it's the next step. It's not just superhero fights super-villain and superhero wins. It's about superheroes that come together and interact. It's a clash of the egos. You could do 'Avengers 1' without a villain, just with all these guys coming together. They could sit down and just have a discussion.

I saw the first 'House Party' - not the other 10. I love pop culture references. If you saw 'Moneyball', watch it again, looking for all the Clash posters.

The 1950s felt so safe and smug, the '60s so raw and raucous, the revolutions stacked one on top of another, in race relations, gender roles, generational conflict, the clash of church and state - so many values and vanities tossed on the bonfire, and no one had a concordance to explain why it was all happening at once.

And in this respect, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a tragedy, a clash between one very powerful, very convincing, very painful claim over this land and another no less powerful, no less convincing claim.

So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest.

I find I clash sometimes with people who like to plan things and book you in for lunch. I'd rather someone call me up, say: 'Are you free tonight and d'you wanna go to the roller-disco? Or play pool?'

Fulla is the Arab world's answer to Barbie. Now, according to proponents of the clash of civilizations, Barbie and Fulla occupy these completely separate spheres. They have different interests. They have divergent values. And should they ever come in contact... well, I've got to tell you, it's just not going to be pretty.

My mom's Brazilian, so she and I definitely grew up with different perspectives. I was born in America, and she's from Brazil, so we have different ways of doing things. There's a bit of culture clash there.

I don't think we ever clash but we do become frosty.

The great thing about The Clash of course is that they keep searching for answers beyond that.

I don't really follow any fashions. I just wear what I want to wear each day. I don't care if they clash or not.

My films are about ideals that clash with the world. Every time it's a man in the lead, they have forgotten about the ideals. And every time it's a woman in the lead, they take the ideals all the way.

My first plays were amazingly bad, but I had a teacher who thought I had promise, and he kept working with me. I finally went to a summer workshop before my senior year with people like Sam Shepard and Maria Irene Fornes who encouraged me to write from my subconscious, and suddenly all this material about culture clash came out.

There was a point after the whole intensity of the Clash finally subsided when I just found that painting grounded me in a way that music didn't.

Global war is a clash of systems, not just battalions biffing one another in some godforsaken forest.

Well, my definition of a tragedy is a clash between right and right.

I abhor anything that constitutes torture. Water-boarding, it's perfectly clear to me it is torture. I never supported extraordinary rendition to torture, always said that Guantanamo should be closed. There is no clash of ideals and pragmatism there.

The social inefficiency of capitalism is going to clash at some point with the technological innovations capitalism engenders, and it is out of that contradiction that a more efficient way of organising production and distribution and culture will emerge.

One of the things I reject in our cultural divisions is the clash between faith and reason, and I would say the same about mystery and intellect. They are somehow mysteriously akin to each other.

More-radical scholars insist that an inherent clash exists between science and our long-held conceptions about consciousness and moral agency: if you accept that our brains are a myriad of smaller components, you must reject such notions as character, praise, blame, and free will.

As a cultural product of both 'East' and 'West', I do not believe there is a fundamental basis for a clash of civilisations, or that the West is the cause of all problems.

Morality in its noblest forms remains inexplicable unless one takes into account that power of growth in the human soul which has led generation after generation from lower religious and ethical standards to higher ones which often clash with worldly advantages.

About the idea of a clash between cultures, between civilisations, I don't believe in it. It's something some political leaders tried to use, and that the media tried and are still trying to sell us, in order to simplify the world and their work.

I feel like all of my characters now take this congested situation, they clash, and from there you purge yourself.

I don't actually believe in a clash of civilizations. I believe in a clash of the civilized and the noncivilized.

Unity can only come when there is better co-ordination and mutual understanding in the society; when there is no friction of thoughts and clash of ideologies. We should therefore follow the ideals established by the scholars and engage ourselves in virtuous deeds.

We shall need compromises in the days ahead, to be sure. But these will be, or should be, compromises of issues, not principles. We can compromise our political positions, but not ourselves. We can resolve the clash of interests without conceding our ideals. And even the necessity for the right kind of compromise does not eliminate the need for those idealists and reformers who keep our compromises moving ahead, who prevent all political situations from meeting the description supplied by Shaw: ""smirched with compromise, rotted with opportunism, mildewed by expedience, stretched out of shape with wirepulling and putrefied with permeation.""Compromise need not mean cowardice. ...

Our religion will not clash with nor contradict the facts of science in any particular.

I need contrast-the old and the new, the rough and the soft. The clash of it all is very sexy.

Many people in Europe and the U.S. dispute the thesis that we are living through a clash of civilisations between Islam and the west. But a radical minority of Muslims firmly believes that Islam is under siege, and is committed to winning the holy war it has declared against the West.

Soldiers and officers were involved in a clash among themselves when the defence minister's car was by accident passing.

Muslims were seen as a threat to religious values and survival. The difference between the Muslim-world and America is viewed as a clash of cultures by many. What's missing is empathy. Many human beings have plenty of compassion for the plight of their own people. It's the 'I've suffered more than you syndrome.' It's that kind of thinking that divides people.

My favorite band of all time is The Clash. The thing I love about The Clash is they started out as guys who could barely play three chords. They dabbled in reggae, punk, rap, jazz. They came to a sound that could only be defined as The Clash. It was impossible to say what it was. I admire them for that.

Right now I would rather fight for the WBO World title later this year than clash with Gomez.

If we do it through NATO we'll give further encouragement to all those who are condemning the white man and are fueling the clash of civilizations. They will use it against us.

I am a man of principles. I cannot forego my principles for the sake of my post. If there is a clash between the post and the principles, I will give up the post and keep the principles,

If what we see in these surveys is truly the case, then there will be a clash in the boardroom as these two decide how best to move the company forward.

When I am finishing a picture I hold some God-made object up to it / a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand / as a kind of final test. If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If there's a clash between the two, it is bad art.

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

U.S. forces must walk a tightrope. They must restrain the violence while letting the Iraqi government forces take the lead, yet on the other hand they don't want to clash with any of the (legitimate) factions.

The press was doing its job, and in doing its job, they saw this clash between what they were witnessing with their own eyes and what officials were telling them,

We're not too far away from the point where we're going to clash trying to share the Internet space. But we won't try and break news at the expense of it being the lead story on the 11 o'clock news. They still reach a mass audience.

Yeah... I like films, I like movies, I like playing different characters and working with different actors and filming in different places. I like movies because it's kind of a combination of every art: it's like, it's picture, it's story, it's music, it's kind of like a clash and a collide of every art. It's really neat.

We work for this all year. We go to The Clash and those other tournaments to be ready for state. This is what our whole season is geared for.

Freedom rings where opinions clash.

In those moments when priorities clash always stay guided by your values, not your perceived necessities.

When I was younger, I was able to write with music playing in the background, but these days, I can't. I find it distracting. Even when the music is just instrumental or has lyrics in a language I don't understand, the clash between the voices in my head and the song can be very disorienting.

There is a clash between growth needs and the park ethic to preserve land in perpetuity for future generations. It's beginning to look like the inalienable right to enjoy natural resources isn't so inalienable.

When Bill Clinton chose Al Gore in 1992 - from the same generational, ideological, and geographical background as his - it underscored his campaign's central argument that this was a clash between the past and the future, that 'Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow' was indeed the campaign's anthem.

When egos clash often between you and the school principal, it is not too wise to develop a mad crush on his attractive daughter. For this will certainly amount to adding gasoline to a raging inferno.

To me the clash of that culture is the beauty of Appalachia.

Well, when you're recording an album, artists have what they feel like is good music, and the label, they're trying to sell the album. So those two ideas clash sometimes, but in the end it always works out. When you put the two together, that's a good thing.

We had a radical clash over policy programs, a pact now would be incomprehensible for the citizens. There can be no coup de theatre, no rabbit pulled out of a hat.

Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities, the meeting of extremes around a corner

O hard, when love and duty clash!

As the telecom and cable TV industries compete for consumer's triple play business (voice, video, data), a clash of major proportions is creating a great opportunity for well positioned equipment vendors to sell products tailored for FTTH, cable hybrid fiber coax and WiMax systems, ... Our new FTTH products dramatically reduce costs in the Optical Network Terminal (ONT), the interface box on the side of the house.

There was a cultural clash that didn't recognize the absolute inherent science of preparing for a disaster. Any time you break that cycle ... you're doomed to failure.

It was weird coming into a clubhouse where three or four languages were being spoken. They live in a different type of society than we live in. Sometimes there is a clash of differences, but it has been a great experience.

Dear Chief: I had a feeling that at the very close of today's Conference we may have fitted Matthew Arnold's closing lines in 'Dover Beach' wherein he refers to those 'Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight / Where ignorant armies clash by night.'

As long as it does not clash with the Pacific league, we should be all right with it.

That's going to be a clash of the titans. That's a couple of seriously big bodies banging down in there.

You, men of England, who have no right to this Kingdom of France, the King of Heaven orders and notifies you through me, Joan the Maiden, to leave your fortresses and go back to your own country; or I will produce a clash of arms to be eternally remembered. And this is the third and last time I have written to you; I shall not write anything further.

This is not a clash of civilizations, ... It's a clash between murderers and humanity. It's a matter of justice leading to peace.

This appears to be about a clash of titanic egos and, at Oracle, there is only one ego that ultimately matters.

It was a reaction to the abhorrent and unbelievable practice of wearing Speedos around town, in the post office, the grocery store, even restaurants. It's just a clash of the cultures, between the more conservative Americans and the whole European and Mediterranean resort vacation thing.

It really is a clash of titans. And, there's a very sexy score.

It really was a good day's work because by taking a 13-12 interval lead Stew/Mel forced us to dig deep which was much better than a runaway win from the off and something we can now benefit from going into Saturday's home clash with Melrose,

It's not that unusual in the context of Bill Wrigley taking over where there might be some unanticipated personality clash. Given the fact that there's no stated explanation, there might be some type of clash in philosophy or idea about strategy. It's a little sudden, for sure.

It starts here in this building where the past collides with the future in our present struggle for where this state needs to go. It starts here and I'd like to be part of that clash as we define our future in the months and years ahead.

It looks like it could be a real train wreck. It's a basic clash over who's in charge: Is it the General Assembly or is it the secretary general?

It's going to be a massive clash in all senses of the word.

It's going to be the clash of societies." ()

It's fulfilling all the wishes of those who believe in a clash of civilizations and so far moderate voices have been drowned out.

The board and management have not made any decisions on what any clash guernsey might look like. Suffice to say when a design is agreed, members will be given the opportunity to make comments.

It's very important for the scientific community to remember that yes they should make profits but they have to share knowledge. Sometimes there is a clash between societal interests and proprietary interests and the world scientific community has to remember that.

There was apparently a verbal clash followed by a physical exchange.

A city is a state - of mind, of taste, of opportunity. A city is a marketplace - where ideas are traded, opinions clash and eternal conflict may produce eternal truths.

I'm excited; I get to up against one of the best defensive ends in the country in Darryl Tapp, ... It's hard to explain. When you got up against a guy that's a really good player, you get a rush. You know that you and that man are about to clash heads to see who is going to come out on top. My goal, obviously, is to come out on top, but I know his goal is to come out on top. I know we're definitely going to be going at it.

I like movies, because it's kind of a combination of every art, it's like it's picture, it's story, it's music, it's kind of like a clash and a collide of every art. It's really neat.

INTO THE WEST takes place during one of the single most dramatic periods in American history. We're painting this on a huge canvas in order to tell a story that explores the Gold Rush, the transcontinental railroad, the wild west and the Indian wars leading to the tragedy at Wounded Knee. These are all facets of the American and Native American experience. It's the story about opportunity and the clash of cultures and the eventual overwhelming of one nation's way of life over another.

I have visited many countries and I see it as very normal that when people clash (bump in to each other), it is normal that these people apologize, ... Now, we see that these planes come in to our country and they don't want to ask for forgiveness. Is that normal?

Governments clash with each other over who should control the co-ordination of the Internet's infrastructure and critical resources.

Culture clash is terrific drama.

The hippy movement was a failure.

Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities; the meeting of extremes round a corner.

Persecution is simply the clash between two irreconcilable value-systems.

Love is a clash of lightnings

It is in middles that extremes clash, where ambiguity restlessly rules.

Truth emerges from the clash of adverse ideas.

Wear it if it clashes.

The Clash were the first big love of my life. Lyrically, they inspired me to get out, explore life, and maybe kick some doors down.

The Clash had a unique, special relationship with Scotland. Perhaps it was something to do with the energy, anger and beauty in their music. In Scotland at that time, there was a lot of to be angry about. And a great need of some energy and beauty.

The clash between capital and labour, between those seeking to maximise profit and those with only their toil to sell, was the driving force for the creation of the trade unions in the 19th century.

Four personalities are bound to clash.