“I know of no more important subject to the peace of Europe and the world than the reasonable reduction of armaments, especially in Europe, and of naval armaments throughout the world.”

“We can realise a lasting peace and transform the East-West relationship to one of enduring co-operation.”

“Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.”

“In the whole round of human affairs little is so fatal to peace as misunderstanding.”

“Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice.”

“No one can find inner peace except by working, not in a self- centered way, but for the whole human family.”

“Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.”

“The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being that places harmony in one's life.”

“To understand why dictators have a problem with making peace - or at least a genuine peace - the link between the nature of a regime and its external behavior must be understood.”

“They may call me a sinner, but I am at peace with myself.”

“The Dalai Lama's entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those are qualities to be admired. I am really looking forward to meeting His Holiness.”

“Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained, will be permanent, whether to individuals or nations, unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles.”

“In many ways, when you're a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society.”

“And I have lived since - as you have - in a period of cold war, during which we have ensured by our achievements in the science and technology of destruction that a third act in this tragedy of war will result in the peace of extinction.”

“Loud peace propaganda makes war seem imminent.”

“Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.”

“I said it was my feeling that the American people would struggle for peace, and that has since been underscored by the President of these United States.”

“Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace.”

“If you want peace work for justice.”

“You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria.”

“In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock!”