Peace Quotes

"The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live"

Sidney Sheldon, Novelist

"If anything I consider myself non-violent, I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy"

Rick James, Musician

"Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role of faith in the lives of other believers better than atheists"

Timothy Radcliffe, Clergyman

"We want to see Israel withdraw from our territory. But we don't want to be accountable vis-a-vis Israel on the security basis, because we don't see, in the absence of a peace agreement, that Lebanon can really be accountable to Israel if anything happens"

Rafic Hariri, Statesman

"We would fight not for the political future of a distant city, rather for principles whose destruction would ruin the possibility of peace and security for the peoples of the earth"

Neville Chamberlain, Politician

"I am President of the UN created University for Peace, which has a strong commitment to the relationship between peace, security and the environment. I meet with young people around the world and I always come away enthused and encouraged"

Maurice Strong, Businessman

"I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement"

Jon Voight, Actor

"Lasting peace and security in Iraq and Afghanistan will be achieved when we establish the conditions for democratic, economically viable nations"

John Warner, Politician

"To me our bombing policy appears to be suicidal. Not because it does not do vast damage to our enemy, it does; but because, simultaneously, it does vast damage to our peace aim, unless that aim is mutual economic and social annihilation"

J. F. C. Fuller, Soldier

"Islam teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence"

Pervez Musharraf, Statesman

"It is extremely important that mass media, having freed from the relics of the Cold War, served for peace and dialogue between nations and religions, the rich and the poor, countries and continents"

Nursultan Nazarbayev, Politician

"The Lord receive my soul, and have mercy on me, and bless this kingdom with peace and charity, that there may not be this effusion of Christian blood amongst them"

William Laud, Clergyman

"I have been thinking about joining the Peace Corps. That is something that I would absolutely love to do. I think that would be an incredible experience, so that's an avenue that I might want to look at"

Lindsey Shaw, Actress

"Self-Realization Fellowship seemed like training. It was the training ground for finding a sense of peace in myself. Because that's my job. It's no one else's"

Mariel Hemingway, Actress

"If the world would only build temples to Machinery in the abstract then everything would be perfect. The painter and sculptor would have plenty to do, and could, in complete peace and suitably honored, pursue their trade without further trouble"

Wyndham Lewis, Author

"Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have to have some peace from our problems"

Pete Rozelle, Celebrity

"It's wonderful to be back. Back among the mountains that remind us of our vulnerability, our ultimate lack of control over the world we live in. Mountains that demand humility, and yield so much peace in return"

Alex Lowe, Athlete

"Maybe it's like becoming one with the cigar. You lose yourself in it; everything fades away: your worries, your problems, your thoughts. They fade into the smoke, and the cigar and you are at peace"

Raul Julia, Actor

"The Union, which can alone insure internal peace, and external security to each State, Must and Shall be Preserved, cost what it may in time, treasure, and blood"

George B. McClellan, Soldier

"The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard or a soft peace for Germany"

James F. Byrnes, Politician

"I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself. When I'm serene, when I'm a good person, when I've been considerate of others"

Elle Macpherson, Model

"The primary, the fundamental, the essential purpose of the United Nations is to keep peace. Everything it does which helps prevent World War III is good. Everything which does not further that goal, either directly or indirectly, is at best superfluous"

Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Politician

"We will not fail your expectations of us as a new nation dedicated to peace, democracy, and freedom"

Shigeru Yoshida, Politician

"Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country to receive submissions from the general public, also our opponents"

Martin McGuinness, Politician

"I tried to instill a different motivation, to give them the security and the conviction that they were doing something good, something necessary, something useful - if you want to use a grandiose expression, that they were doing something for peace"

Markus Wolf, Public Servant

"I would not go so far as to say that the French trade unions attached greater importance to the struggle for peace than the others did; but they certainly seemed to take it more to heart"

Leon Jouhaux, Leader

"Chemistry itself knows altogether too well that - given the real fear that the scarcity of global resources and energy might threaten the unity of mankind - chemistry is in a position to make a contribution towards securing a true peace on earth"

Kenichi Fukui, Scientist

"On the other hand, we have in Israel, an Israeli government which has been elected by the Israeli people. Their political agenda is not for peace. They are from the camp anti-peace"

Rafic Hariri, Statesman

"Peace was declared, but not all of us were drunk with joy or stricken blind"

George Grosz, Artist

"It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a partner in a military struggle for power between the East and the West"

James F. Byrnes, Politician

"I hope that the German people will never again make the mistake of believing that because the American people are peace-loving, they will sit back hoping for peace if any nation uses force or the threat of force to acquire dominion over other peoples and other governments"

James F. Byrnes, Politician

"To attain inner peace you must actually give your life, not just your possessions. When you at last give your life - bringing into alignment your beliefs and the way you live then, and only then, can you begin to find inner peace"

Peace Pilgrim, Activist

"But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter"

Elle Macpherson, Model

"One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving some of their time, can make history"

Peace Pilgrim, Activist

"To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag"

Pauline Hanson, Politician

"To play well you must feel tranquil and at peace. I have never been troubled by nerves in golf because I felt I had nothing to lose and everything to gain"

Harry Vardon, Athlete

"The quest for peace begins in the home, in the school and in the workplace"

Silvia Cartwright, Statesman

"I know something quite sure. We'll never have peace with this Syrian regime. They'll never give us relief, and we'll never forget that"

Walid Jumblatt, Politician

"Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world"

Walid Jumblatt, Politician

"The United States has the burden to lead for peace. And not just peace - we need peace with justice, a much harder goal"

Jeff Sessions, Politician

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