Peace Quotes

"You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory"

J. Donald Walters, Author

"Those are serious questions of war and peace, of freedom or tyranny, whether or not there is ever going to be a hope of us instilling some democratic systems in a part of the world that frankly is breeding hate and destruction directed right at us"

Zach Wamp, Politician

"If you are kept in ignorance of the true way and permit yourself to rely upon and be guided by the opinion of imperfect man, you can never gain the riches that will bring you peace and lasting happiness"

Joseph Franklin Rutherford, Clergyman

"I awake with a not entirely sickened knowledge that I am merely young again and in a funny way at peace, an observer who is aware of time's chariot, aware that some metamorphosis has occurred"

Harold Brodkey, Author

"The business of peace requires more than showing up with paint brushes, foodstuffs and an oil pipeline or two"

Tony Snow, Journalist

"To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the disturbance, the greater the possibility of misunderstanding"

Anatole Broyard, Critic

"Well, I just hope we can have peace, and I hope it'll do some good"

Samantha Smith, Celebrity

"What Ireland needs now above all else is peace"

Albert Reynolds, Politician

"I'm real excited. I'm so blessed to have so much peace and joy inside. I just can't keep quiet about it"

Brian Welch, Musician

"For capitalism, war and peace are business and nothing but business"

Karl Liebknecht, Politician

"They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict"

Peter Mandelson, Politician

"My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country, are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions"

Omar Bongo, Statesman

"Colombia is in a risky position. They've got a peace process that's going nowhere, and a drug production problem that's skyrocketing"

Barry McCaffrey, Soldier

"Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions"

Oscar Hammerstein II, Musician

"There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community"

M. Scott Peck, Psychologist

"Beyond peace, there is no longer any existence possible"

Gustav Heinemann, Politician

"He wants only to rest and to have a little peace"

Luciano Pavarotti, Musician

"As a result of the World War and of a peace whose imperfections and risks are no longer denied by anyone, are we not even further away from the great aspirations and hopes for peace and fraternity than we were one or two decades ago?"

Hjalmar Branting, Statesman

"The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members"

Tom Hayden, Politician

"The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion"

Lytton Strachey, Critic

"I most sincerely wish that the world in which we live be free from the threat of a nuclear holocaust and from the ruinous arms race. It is my cherished desire that peace be not separated from freedom which is the right of every nation. This I desire and for this I pray"

Lech Walesa, Activist

"Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping"

Harri Holkeri, Politician

"It is not to be disguised, that a war has broken out between the North and the South. - Political and commercial men are industriously striving to restore peace: but the peace, which they would effect, is superficial, false, and temporary"

Gerrit Smith, Politician

"No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able to toy with the idea of achieving more by the way of violence"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"We are in a time when the Peace Corps mission is more vital than ever, and the organization is at a 30-year high in the number of volunteers in the field. The Peace Corps is currently in 69 posts and serving 75 countries across the globe"

Kenny Marchant, Politician

"I am proud to represent these men and women who empower people in developing nations and promote the Peace Corps mission of peace and friendship. These volunteers are making major strides to improve the lives of people and communities around the world"

Kenny Marchant, Politician

"Before, for me, peace could have been synonymous with boredom"

Isabelle Adjani, Actress

"It's time for women to make their voices heard. Their silence on the subject of war and peace is deafening"

Helen Thomas, Journalist

"The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom"

Uri Geller, Entertainer

"The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it"

Sargent Shriver, Politician

"I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed"

Sargent Shriver, Politician

"Man does find in Nature deliverance from himself, oblivion of his past, with peace and purity!"

George A. Smith, Clergyman

"Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace"

Ludwig von Mises, Economist

"I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"Let us show our fellow countrymen and the entire world what the Germans can do when they work for peace"

Walter Ulbricht, Politician

"A man of strength and wisdom, John Paul became an inspiration to generations of both Catholics and non-Catholics throughout the world by encouraging freedom, promoting peace and respecting all faiths"

Greg Walden, Politician

"Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings, ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children's?"

King Abdullah II, Statesman

"And I've come to the place where I believe that there's no way to solve these problems, these issues - there's nothing that we can do that will solve the problems that we have and keep the peace, unless we solve it through God, unless we solve it in being our highest self. And that's a pretty tall order"

Glenn Beck, Journalist

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