Peace Quotes

“When resources are degraded, we start competing for them, whether it is at the local level in Kenya, where we had tribal clashes over land and water, or at the global level, where we are fighting over water, oil, and minerals. So one way to promote peace is to promote sustainable management and equitable distribution of resources.”

-- Wangari Maathai

“Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.”

-- Barbara Boxer

“He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.”

-- Moliere

“God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger.”

-- Heraclitus

“Hamas, the opponents of Arafat, the opponents of peace, urged a boycott of the election, and yet there was an 85 percent turnout where Hamas is supposed to be strong. Isn't that really quite incredible?”

-- Warren Christopher

“The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.”

-- Ludwig von Mises

“Some think that by preparing to deal with crises you make them more likely. I think the wiser judgment is the contrary. In this area at least, if you want peace or stability, it's better to prepare for war or instability.”

-- Timothy Geithner

“Work, look for peace and calm in work: you will find it nowhere else.”

-- Dmitri Mendeleev

“First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.”

-- Thomas a Kempis

“I used to wonder if it was God's plan that I should be alone for so much of my life. But I found peace. I found happiness within people and the world.”

-- Lana Del Rey