Head-On Quotes
Facing hard things without flinching
The quotes here share a common thread: real progress requires confronting difficulty directly rather than working around it. One speaker applies this to gender-based violence, another to the collision of science, ethics, and politics explored in action-driven storytelling.
The optimist underestimates how difficult it is to achieve real change, believing that anything is possible and it's possible now. Only by confronting head-on the reality that all progress is going to be obstructed by vested interests and corrupted by...
'V-Wars' is a head-on collision of real-world science, terrorism, special forces action, ethics, politics and an exploration of what defines us as human.
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We are convinced that gender equality is the foundation of sustainable peace and development and that gender-based violence needs to be addressed head-on as part of the efforts to build peace.
There's so much written about the Titanic, and it's hard to separate what's fact and what's fiction. My understanding is that the way the Titanic was designed, the emphasis was placed on surviving a head-on collision.
Action Quotes
A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.
We're grappling with the same issue facing all advanced economies - how to revive growth and distribute its fruits more fairly. An America that can tackle that problem head-on can perhaps help revive a stagnant global economy.
With 'Horror Story', it really was, 'You're going to run; you're going to jump off this cliff, and trust that that Ryan Murphy is going to catch you.' So I just ran head-on into it and jumped off the edge...
Overcoming the obstacle of my diabetes diagnosis was something that forced me tackle the challenge head-on and, with an amazing support system, eventually come out stronger.
The scientific effort to inform the public about landslide risks often runs head-on into powerful economic interests.
Confrontation Quotes
When you're challenged to the extreme, you learn so much about yourself. And when you're willing to give that ultimate sacrifice, when you're willing to tackle a job or a task or a mission head-on and give 100%, you can...
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A more historical quote considers how the Titanic's design prioritized surviving a direct impact, tying the phrase to a real engineering choice. For more on standing up to opposition, see Confrontation, or browse Intensity for the feeling behind the fight.
