Quotes by Escalation Between an uncontrolled escalation and passivity, there is a demanding road of responsibility that we must follow. Dominique de Villepin escalation passivity-is responsibility What's going on in the Senate is kind of a politics of escalation. We're getting sort of like the Mideast: pay back everybody when you're in charge. Lindsey Graham escalation kind pay Humans have a talent for escalation. -Death Markus Zusak escalation talent humans Is there no end to this escalation of desire? Marya Mannes escalation ends desire