Peace Quotes
“Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.”
-- John F. Kennedy
“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
“It's well known I'm a Scientologist, and that has helped me to find that inner peace in my life and it's something that has given me great stability and tools that I use.”
-- Tom Cruise
“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.”
-- Victor Hugo
“Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.”
-- Dorothy Thompson
“Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security.”
-- Mohamed ElBaradei
“The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.”
-- Jawaharlal Nehru
“Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.”
-- Winston Churchill
“We belong to the camp of peace. We believe in peace. We believe that our one God wishes us to live in peace and wishes peace upon us, for these are His teachings to all the followers of the three great monotheistic religions, the Children of Abraham.”
-- King Hussein I
“What could become a danger to world peace is Iran's nuclear program and the country's open threat to annihilate Israel.”
-- Sigmar Gabriel
“Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.”
-- Tom Lehrer
“Let us show our fellow countrymen and the entire world what the Germans can do when they work for peace.”
-- Walter Ulbricht
“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.”
-- Nhat Hanh
“Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am.”
-- Gil Scott-Heron
“We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever.”
-- Michelle Bachelet