“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.”