{"quotes":[{"text":"Mounting tensions in Eastern Europe send shivers down the spine. Barely a quarter of a century after the end of the Cold War we seem to be sliding inexorably towards another.","author":"Alex Morritt","tags":["aggression","armageddon","armies","army","caucasus","caucasus-region","checkmate","checks-and-balances","cold-war","conflict-management","conflict-resolution","conflicts","cool-response","crimea","defence","defences","destruction-of-us","diplomacy","eastern-europe","eastern-european","end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it","error","errors","escalation","fear-of-unknown","fear","fears","fears-and-doubts","force","forces","forces-of-darkness","geopolitical-forces","geopolitical-tension","geopolitics","historical-perspective","history-repeating-itself","impasse","inexorably","international-community","international-relations","international-relationships","lack-of-judgement","learning-from-mistakes","lessons-learned","lessons-learned-in-life","lessons-of-life","live-and-learn","mexican-standoff","military","military-history","military","military-theory","moscow","moscow-rules","nato","nuclear-power","nuclear-proliferation","nuclear-threat","nuclear-weapons","one-upmanship","peace-on-earth","peace","peacemaker","political-commentary","political-quandary","political","politics-observation","poor-judgement","poor-leadership","power-struggle","power-struggles","quandary","red-army","regressing","regression","repeat-mistakes","repeated-mistake","repeating-the-past","rules-of-engagement","russia","russian-federation","sabre-rattling","shiver","shivers","sliding","soviet-occupation","soviet-russia","soviet-union","sphere-of-influence","spine-chilling","stalemate","standoff","struggles","super-powers","tension","treaty","troops","ukraine","warfare","warmonger","wars","weapons-of-mass-destruction"],"id":105706,"author_id":"Alex+Morritt"},{"text":"All through their relationship, Harry was the one in charge, Harry was the one who gave them direction. This wasn’t because Harry was smarter or even better at it than Craig was; it just meant more to him, to be in control. And Craig didn’t really care, so he ceded it away. He liked not being responsible all the time.Complacency. Craig realizes now that this was complacency. One of the reasons he liked the sound of Harry’s voice was because it meant he didn’t have to use his own. But eventually this strategy backfired. Eventually Harry realized what was happening, and didn’t feel right about it. He wanted Craig to fight a little more, but by the time Craig started fighting for them to stay together, he had already lost.","author":"David Levithan","tags":["breakups","complacency","power-struggles","relationships"],"id":148700,"author_id":"David+Levithan"},{"text":"All of the wars in the world are fueled by power struggles either at individual, national or international levels.","author":"Bangambiki Habyarimana","tags":["bangambiki","lies-politics","political","political-correctness","political-philosophy","politicians","politics","power-struggles","survival","survival-instinct","survival-is-the-name-of-the-game","survival-of-the-fittest","survival","survival-story","survivalism","survivalist","survive","survivor","the-great-pearl-of-wisdom"],"id":216230,"author_id":"Bangambiki+Habyarimana"},{"text":"You will know if you are on the right path when God directs your choices, not your spouse or significant other.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["be-empathetic","be-merciful","be-real","compassion","control","following-god","husbands","integrity","kindness","matthew-5-3","men","power-struggles","proverb-21-9","relationships","spouse"],"id":250858,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"Men cannot make good decisions about their lifelong mate when driven by the passions of youth. If Pakal is continuing to see this woman, I will immediately put this to an end.' -- Sak K'uk, Queen Mother of Janaab Pakal, Ruler of Palenque.","author":"Leonide Martin","tags":["choice-and-attitude","coming-of-age","mayan","mothers-and-sons","power-struggles","queens","relationships-love"],"id":334789,"author_id":"Leonide+Martin"},{"text":"Trying to win a power struggle is like trying to win a nuclear war. You may achieve your goal, but not without catastrophic casualties on both sides.","author":"Jamie Raser","tags":["parenting","power-struggles"],"id":458630,"author_id":"Jamie+Raser"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":6,"pages":1}}