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

“Sinn Fein has productively taken the example of South Africa and, as we develop the peace process, we continue to use examples from South Africa.”

“The quest for peace begins in the home, in the school and in the workplace.”

“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.”

“Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.”

“When I was in the White House, I was confronted with the challenge of the Cold War. Both the Soviet Union and I had 30,000 nuclear weapons that could destroy the entire earth and I had to maintain the peace.”

“Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.”

“My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.”

“If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.”

“Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.”

“Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none.”

“I build a kind of wall between myself and t he model so that I can paint in peace behind it. Otherwise, she might say something that confuses and distracts me.”

“Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.”

“I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death... I think... peace and tranquillity will return again.”

“Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.”

“In a World where people are surrounded by darkness, ignorance and fear, it is a sign of hope to be celebrating Islam's message of peace and light, and the last great Messenger, born and chosen to deliver them to all mankind.”

“It is the hope of the European Union that Ariel Sharon will keep the peace process alive and continue the dialogue according to the wishes of all the parties involved.”

“Peace is liberty in tranquillity.”

“Ignorance is a menace to peace.”

“Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers.”

“The 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.”