Subject: Conflict » Fights

I look at fighting the same way I look at physics; I can’t do it, but I respect its ability to solve problems.

comedian

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

If you ever see me getting beaten by the police, put down the video camera and come help me.

(1962 – ) comedian, actor, voice actor, screenwriter, & film & television director

For my birthday I got a humidifier and a dehumidifier… I put them in the same room and let them fight it out.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

I’m not a fighter, I’m a bleeder.

(1971 – ) Irish comedian, actor & writer

Never go to bed mad… stay up and fight.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

The fights you avoid do you far more good than the ones you will win.

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

(1809 – 1865) 16th U.S. president

Pacifist: A fellow who could attend a peace conference without getting into a fight.

[After a fight] Yeah, I’m fine. I snapped my chin down onto some guy’s fist and hit another one in the knee with my nose.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Peace: In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Two people fighting is not violence in hockey. It might be in tennis or bowling, but it's not in hockey.

Canadian hockey goalie & coach

My toughest fight was with my first wife.

(1942 – ) American boxing champion

Every fight is a food fight when you’re a cannibal.

(1973 – ) American comedian

My father only hit me once – but he used a Volvo.

(1928 – 2003) English entertainer

It's possible to disagree with someone about the ethics of non-violence without wanting to kick his face in.

(1946 – ) British playwright, screen writer & film director

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they’ve got nothing to lose.

(1951 – 2014) comedian & actor

If I play badly I’ll pick a fight in the third, just to get into a fight. I’ll break a guy’s leg to win, I don’t care. Afterward I say, ‘Yeah, all right I played badly, but I won the fight so who gives a damn.'

Canadian hockey player

We know how much fans enjoy a good brawl, so we are going to guarantee a fight. If there is not a single five-minute fighting major given to a player, every fan in attendance will receive a free ticket to the following home game.

It's hard to fight when you're in a gazebo.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian