Peace Quotes
“We have peace with God as soon as we believe, but not always with ourselves. The pardon may be past the prince's hand and seal, and yet not put into the prisoner's hand.”
-- William Gurnall
“There is something at work that's bigger than us. It's about having a trust in life and being at peace that things are happening the way they should. You do what you do as well as you can do it, and then you don't worry or agonize about the outcome.”
-- Sherilyn Fenn
“I attach the greatest importance to an amplification of the peace efforts in the Middle East. I would also like to see a greater dialogue between the U.S. and the EU.”
-- Francois Hollande
“I came to the conclusion that in order to end racial barriers, I needed to run for the office of the president and put forth an agenda of social justice and world peace. In addition, I concluded that someone needed to run and challenge the liberal orthodoxy.”
-- Jesse Jackson
“And I've come to the place where I believe that there's no way to solve these problems, these issues - there's nothing that we can do that will solve the problems that we have and keep the peace, unless we solve it through God, unless we solve it in being our highest self. And that's a pretty tall order.”
-- Glenn Beck
“We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.”
-- George W. Bush
“We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life. If we want to attack war, we have to attack that way of life.”
-- A. J. Muste
“It is a grave matter to enter a war, without adequate military preparation it may prove fatal to come into peace, without moral and religious preparation.”
-- Louis Finkelstein
“My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, that's the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.”
-- Aung San Suu Kyi
“The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect.”
-- Thomas Huxley
“The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.”
-- Lord Chesterfield
“You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
-- Malcom X
“We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides.”
-- Ariel Sharon
“A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace.”
-- Yitzhak Rabin