Peace Quotes

“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.”

-- Jimmy Carter

“In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.”

-- Queen Elizabeth II

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

-- Buddha

“I think that peace will require two states, a Palestinian state that recognizes the Jewish state.”

-- Benjamin Netanyahu

“Freedom of expression comes with responsibilities, especially when it comes with serious implications for peace.”

-- Mohammed Morsi

“When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.”

-- John Lubbock

“A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace.”

-- Kwame Nkrumah

“Peace does not include a vendetta there will be neither winners nor losers.”

-- Ahmed Ben Bella

“Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.”

-- Sargent Shriver

“When I am speaking about American presidents, I have to speak about my very special relations with President Clinton. He contributed more to peace than anybody else in the American sense.”

-- Shimon Peres