Masaba Gupta Quotes

Football is a relatively small industry and there are times, while you want to be honest, that it is best to pull a few punches. You never know, you might need to work with that person again.

A great many wars come on because neither party quite knows how to give up in a controversy without humiliation.

I want peace [in my administration] and I am told that your friend Theodore [Roosevelt]—whom I know only slightly—is always getting into rows with everybody. I am afraid he is too pugnacious.

The two sides should … stop blaming the other side and instead step back and consider what in their own behavior has contributed the derailment..

We do not want to change everything. We don’t want to flex our muscles. We seek reconciliation and not domination.

If you want to keep the relationships you have, it's best not to talk about them.

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

My focus has always been: I can be an incredibly conservative, principled idea person, but that doesn't mean I have to shout at people.

The options are war versus peace, and I am delighted that, so far, it appears that peaceful negotiation has won the day.

Sometimes in international politics, the better part of wisdom is to defer dangers rather than try to eliminate them altogether instantly.

I really don't like confrontations. One of the reasons I'm retiring is that I'm tired of hurting people's feelings.

I'm a very good listener, and I'm not interested in having fights simply for a question of protocol or vanity.

I like to be a peacekeeper, and I just don't believe in stirring up conflict.

I am not a confrontational person. I have never had a fight in my life - neither with a man nor a girl.

I've always thought I'd been pretty good with people, and I basically have spent a conflict-free life, you know?

I've always navigated my way around the comedy writing rooms because I didn't want to cater to this side and that side; I just wanted to be liked by everybody.

There's always a fine line that divides hostility from neutrality, and I don't want to pass that line.

Bollywood is a business more than an art industry. One has to play the game others play to carve your own path.

My preference is not to fight a Mexican.

My way to fight is finish.

If I had a choice, I'd rather not fight someone from Brazil, but as a professional, I couldn't say no.

We cannot afford to fight our neighbor, even if we disagree on many things.

I wish to pay attention to what we can do better to prevent conflict. Because by avoiding conflict, we save human lives, and we also save money.

I like to keep everyone happy. I feel like it's my responsibility to do that.

I'll never burn a bridge.