Isoroku Yamamoto

I entered the navy with the great ambition of becoming a naval soldier and going to war. Either I die from this festering wound - because I refuse to have my arm amputated - or I recover from it and continue being a soldier. I have a one-in-two chance, and I shall bet my life on it!

Japanese Admiral

Lee Isaac Chung

I hope that anyone facing or experiencing discrimination will, first of all, take to heart that this is not their fault, and they are not alone in this. Secondly, I hope they find ways to plug into communities to help prevent negative feelings of discrimination from festering.

American Director

J. B. Bickerstaff

Conflict resolution, all those things, are important. When you're in a group environment, you have to have those. If you don't, things fester. Have the conversation. Resolve it. Move forward.

American Coach

Zawe Ashton

Good writing shouldn't be wrapped in cellophane. It should be open to the elements and full of maggots and it should be left to grow and deepen and fester.

English Actress

Karen Armstrong

Pain is something that's common to human life. When we ignore it, we aren't engaging in the whole reality, and the pain begins to fester.

English Writer

Joyce Meyer

Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement.

American Author

Ed Koch

In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.

American Politician

Brin-Jonathan Butler

As far as cities go, Havana is a festering treasure chest, a primary color.

American Journalist

Jessamyn West

A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Terrorism has become a festering wound. It is an enemy of humanity.

Indian Statesman

Used to describe situations where something is worsening over time without proper care or attention.

Negative Progression

Often related to infections or diseases where conditions deteriorate without treatment.

Health and Decay

Although primarily medical, it can metaphorically describe emotions that worsen when ignored.

Emotional Association

Describes emotional upset that gets stronger over time, usually because it's not addressed.

Growing Resentment

Can imply a personal struggle or emotional turmoil that's being internalized and is worsening.

Internal Conflict

Used when issues are not resolved quickly, leading to longer-term problems or feelings.

Delayed Resolution

Indicates a problem that's becoming more serious over time, often due to neglect.

Worsening Situation

Highlights a lack of attention to a problem, causing it to become more severe.

Neglected Issues

 There are so many of our young people today who are struggling with these same issues, and they're struggling with this alone. And this leaves them open like wounds. And for some, the worldview of radical Islam becomes the infection that festers in these open wounds.

What we don't know about...

 the courtroom doors are wide open. After the trial, though, our commitment to transparency ends. With the prison door securely shut, what happens behind prison walls stays behind prison walls. And without the scrutiny of the public gaze, the darkness festers.

What happens to people...

 shown by scientists and engineers at these government agencies is beyond belief. These unhealthy cultures that are festering in these groups, where the focus is on meeting regulations and checking boxes as opposed to protecting public health,

Science in service to...

 left for some time to to fester and I think that and the fact that some of the regime you were talking about leadership I was listening to you know and when you don't have Lee and when they're not condemned and when okay we're getting

A message of peace, hope...

 Leave him alive on a respirator, tube-fed, not able to speak or move or see or hear, just to feel, and then inject him with something cancerous that's going to fester and pustulate until every cell in his body is screaming in agony,

The biology of our best...

 forests kick people off their land and rip off millions of us around the world now just to be clear I'm not fancy business far from it but I am against the practice of secrecy that allows criminals to fester behind faceless

Exposing abuse of...

 ultimate survival story his hair was coming out in clumps his skin was festering boils forming all over his face he about three days out he takes off his socks which he hasn't taken off for days and discovers to his horror

Alone on the Ice: The...

 to see if this is who I wanted to be in life. I was accompanied by skilled facilitators on a journey into the depths of myself to find those wounded parts that not only festered

How I unlearned...

 not in spite of them. I think fostering this pride and empathy will make the world a kinder and more equal place and combat the bigotry and hate that festers in our world.

Why kids need to learn...

 soon the buffalos wounds are festering within days a powerful infection destroys its body and it dies

Fester