Peace Quotes

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.

For us, universal values such as justice, morality and peace cannot be disputed and it is for this reason that we pursue the restoration of historical truth.

The longing for peace is rooted in the hearts of all men. But the striving, which at present has become so insistent, cannot lay claim to such an ambition as leading the way to eternal peace, or solving all disputes among nations.

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.

But what has America to boast? What are the graces or the virtues which distinguish its inhabitants? What are their triumphs in war, or their inventions in peace?

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

I could start a war in 30 seconds. But some countries spend 100 years trying to find peace. Just like good manners, peace has to be learned.

I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!

Treaties of peace, made after war, are entrusted to individuals to negotiate and carry out.

I never come back home with the same moral character I went out with; something or other becomes unsettled where I had achieved internal peace; some one or other of the things I had put to flight reappears on the scene.

Throughout its history, the international Olympic Committee has struggled to spread its ideal of fraternity, friendship, peace and universal understanding.

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are willing to accept the fact, as the majority of Israelis do, that there should be two states between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, we won't have peace.

As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.

It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling.

Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best.

But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

I'm on the board of directors for Peace Now, which works tirelessly between the Palestinians and the Israelis to create peace in the Middle East and we've never been closer.

The world's people all share the earnest aspiration to have peace, stability, justice and cooperation.

For our part, we shall continue to work for the new dawn when all the Children of Abraham and their descendants are living together in the birthplace of their three great monotheistic religions, a life free from fear, a life free from want - a life in peace.

Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace is the measure.

The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for 1,400 years.

Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.

Myself, I don't think you will ever get security in the Mideast until you have what on the surface appears to be fair to both sides. You have to have leaders committed to peace, on both sides. One side can't impose a solution.

On the other hand, if the free world is concerned with how a new Palestinian leader governs, then the peace process will have a real chance to succeed.

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.

When I leave here, when my final day on this earth is up, I want to leave in peace. I want to have peace in my heart.

In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian countries join forces with other democratic countries in the world to form a global community of democracies.