Peace - Quotes & Sayings
Having a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing seems to me to be one of the most basic principles that you can adopt to contribute to individual and world peace.
Wayne DyerIt's easy to look at the things of this world to solve our challenges and obstacles in life, but when we submit our lives to Christ, His grace, mercy, peace and love will bring true fulfillment to our lives.
Bethany HamiltonThis is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.
Peace PilgrimI just want to find some inner peace, and I think I'm getting there, slowly but surely.
Toni ColletteYou may call for peace as loudly as you wish, but where there is no brotherhood there can in the end be no peace.
Max LernerRevenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within.
Sandra CisnerosOn all the peaks lies peace.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThat a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defense of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things; and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself.
Thomas HobbesSo long as there is imperialism in the world, a permanent peace is impossible.
Hassan NasrallahOur souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.
Saint Teresa of AvilaNothing has brought me more love, joy and peace than being a good husband and good daddy.
Frank AbagnaleAnyone who spends time on the road knows there's something special about being in the middle of Utah or Nebraska - you sit with it, and there's a peace about it. You can go left or right, and it opens up all kinds of doors. You take your own path.
Jason MomoaWar should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes as ability to execute, military plans.
Niccolo MachiavelliA conqueror is always a lover of peace.
Carl von ClausewitzBe humble, be gracious, and make peace with inner fears before stepping out into the limelight and allowing yourself to be subjected to all of humanity.
Maximillian DegenerezIt is heroic to prepare for war with a tyrant power. Patriots will always win the admiration of mankind for daring to meet the bloodshed of battle for their country's liberty. But the patriot who is willing to go to that sacrifice will be the first to condemn the aimless and secret shedding of blood in time of peace.
John Boyle O'ReillyWe will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.
George W. BushPeace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an 'is,' it is a 'becoming.'
Haile SelassieUnlike a lot of people, I don't feel powerless. I know I can do something. But anyone can do something, it's not about being special. It's about deciding to do it - to dive into work for peace and justice and care for everybody on the planet.
Patch AdamsFor the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny.
Ronald ReaganTrue humility is contentment.
Henri Frederic AmielLet love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he has created through his past ways of life, with all those material interests and earthly ambitions.
Sai BabaThe world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.
Woodrow WilsonWars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
Theodore RooseveltEvery human longs for peace and love.
HiawathaMy priority is to ensure peace and harmony in Malaysia. That is uppermost in my mind.
Najib RazakThe lesson of the Cold War is that against nuclear weapons, only nuclear weapons can hold the peace.
Chung Mong-joonTo discover your mission and put it into action - instead of worrying on the sidelines - is to find peace of mind and a heart full of love.
Scilla ElworthyThere is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking and the things you are doing are right for you. The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace?
Peace PilgrimIn Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, they had 500 years of democracy and peace - and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.
Graham GreeneI have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
Ulysses S. GrantThere's so much chaos and trouble in the world right now, and we need to broadcast as much peace and love, too.
Jim JamesPeace is our gift to each other.
Elie WieselThere are no military solutions - dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace.
Martin McGuinnessPeace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
Andrew JacksonThe minute you got the Nobel Peace Prize, things that I said yesterday, with nobody paying too much attention, I say the same things after I got it - oh! It was quite crucial for people, and it helped our morale because apartheid did look invincible.
Desmond TutuI'm just an old hippie. You know, peace and love.
Sherman HemsleyI'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.
John LennonImagine the peace symbol. The peace symbol has three pieces in it. One piece is emotion, that's your body. Another piece has spirit in it, that's your fuel. Another piece has intellect in it and that's your steering wheel. You can never overdo the fuel that goes into the body, which is the emotions and the steering wheel to drive it.
Gary BuseyLet us not deceive ourselves; we must elect world peace or world destruction.
Bernard BaruchNothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.
Georg C. LichtenbergIf you focus on the actions of others and allow them to constantly upset you, then you are handing your peace over to them and giving away your power.
Victoria OsteenIf you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.
Moshe DayanI like having peace and quiet in my life, and I am perfectly happy in my relationships.
Loni LoveI just want to live in peace and quiet.
Agnetha FaltskogI like doves. They look so beautiful, like a woman. For me they represent peace and love and purity. And sometimes they're seen as the messengers of God, so they're important to me because I'm a Christian.
John WooAnyone who has ever been privileged to direct a film also knows that, although it can be like trying to write 'War and Peace' in a bumper car in an amusement park, when you finally get it right, there are not many joys in life that can equal the feeling.
Stanley KubrickTake a moment every day to find peace. Pull over to the side of the road, turn off the radio, and find peace.
Richard SimmonsSome might complain that nuclear disarmament is little more than a dream. But that ignores the very tangible benefits disarmament would bring for all humankind. Its success would strengthen international peace and security. It would free up vast and much-needed resources for social and economic development. It would advance the rule of law.
Ban Ki-moonThe burden for achieving disarmament cannot be borne by peace groups alone. Everybody, regardless of age, income, profession, gender or nationality, has a stake in this quest.
Ban Ki-moon