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Peace Quotes


"The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war."


"Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large."


"We got involved in the Rwanda peace process for the simple reason that there was a decision which was taken by the Security Council, because the troops were in Uganda, and we decided to have a military presence."


"My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country, are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions."


"We have to acknowledge peace is in danger and mankind still has not realised the priority to be given to world dialogue versus armed contradiction and bloodshed."


"We have a long way to go before we are able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for."


"Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions."


"What Ireland needs now above all else is peace."


"Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it."


"We believe that peace is not just signed papers, but rather a contract between generations for the building of a more promising and less threatening future."


"I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the Palestinian people, with the purpose to have coexistence between our two entities, Israel as a Jewish state and Palestinian state, entity, next to us, living in peace."



"It is wrong to try to avoid the struggle against imperialism under the pretext that independence and revolution are important, but that peace is still more precious."


"Under the auspices of peace, our comprehensive renaissance will be built, and it will be a model for those who wish to emulate it in the greater Arab homeland."


"I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country."


"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."


"Understandably, no peace can sustained when people continue to suffer from hunger, lack of jobs, lack of basic public services - and most of all - lack of opportunity or hope."


"We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come."


"The question of peace, progress and prosperity, it's a motherhood statement, all of us like it."


"We call upon all sides to stop hostilities and restart peace talks."


"I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to say, there's no reason to cry. Do not, in the name of peace, go in the streets and riot."


"Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together."


"You will find peace not by rearranging the external world but by accepting yourself."


"God willing, we shall come to a stage where the world looks at the Palestinian question, and Palestinian rights on Palestinian national soil, as well as the questions of the occupied Syrian and Lebanese territories. These are the bases on which peace will be built."


"The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace."



"It is better we disintegrate in peace and not in pieces."


"Afghanistan is very satisfied with Croatia's participation in the NATO-led peace mission and expects Croatia to expand its contribution to peace restoration in Afghanistan to other areas as well."


"In the recent years there have been criticisms levelled against Japan suggesting that she should offer more military forces to the United Nations forces and thereby play a more active role in the keeping and restoration of peace in various parts of the world."


"I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders."
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