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Peace Quotes


"Are ideals confined to this deformed experiment upon a noble purpose, tainted, as it is, with bargains and tied to a peace treaty which might have been disposed of long ago to the great benefit of the world if it had not been compelled to carry this rider on its back?"


"The years of the economic depression have been years of political reaction, and that is why the economic crisis has generated a world peace crisis."


"Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows."


"You have a wonderful child. Then, when he's 13, gremlins carry him away and leave in his place a stranger who gives you not a moment's peace."


"None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace."


"We must recognize the chief characteristic of the modern era - a permanent state of what I call violent peace."


"I'd loved to wear jeans and t-shirts, but everybody was in the peace movement back then. And that was my ploy. I had to be careful not to say things like 'I like meat.' Actually I just wanted to drink beer and to screw."


"We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace."


"Pope John Paul, a man of peace and compassion, was one of the most revered leaders of our time."


"After that he turned to the question of invading England. Hitler said that during the previous year he could not afford to risk a possible failure; apart from that, he had not wished to provoke the British, as he hoped to arrange peace talks."


"For me, having come to study and understand some of the Bible and finally getting saved made a huge difference in me, because my wife was a big influence on that. I saw in her, when I first met her, a person's soul at peace with everything and everybody around her."


"A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself."


"I said we needed to organize women around the world to push peace."


"Dear Lord, I ask that you help me make it through today with patience, understanding, and calmness in my heart. I ask that you replace any darkness in my life with light and my frustrations with joy. I ask these things in Jesus's name, amen."


"I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it."


"Four years of Jimmy Carter gave us two titanic Reagan landslides, peace and prosperity for eight blessed years - and even a third term for his feckless vice president, George H.W. Bush."


"For hundreds of millions of Americans who believe in God, prayer is our bridge between Earth and Heaven, our way of opening our hearts to the Lord. Through this intimate relationship we find peace and guidance."


"The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war."


"I've been there and done all that, sold millions of records, and that doesn't bring you peace."


"It was my dream that I had clenched in a fist of discontent and wouldn't release. But time had now pried every finger open. There is peace in an open and upraised hand that isn't grasping for anything."


"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood."


"I feel that an understanding could be reached with Germany which would result in a lasting peace with Europe and believe that a German victory is preferable to a British and Soviet victory."


"We receive His peace when we ask Him for it. We keep His peace by extending it to others. Those are the keys and there are no others."


"The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as our commitment to these principles must be steadfast, so must our support for Israel."


"Our first phase was inviting all the women Ambassadors who were here from other countries and trying to get in touch with all the peace centers around the country in order to focus on increasing the volume and activity toward peace."
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