Peace Quotes
“The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the world's most quarrelsome people act out their aggressions through the peace movement.”
-- John McCarthy
“I am running for President of the United States to enable the Goddess of Peace to encircle within her arms all the children of this country and all the children of the world.”
-- Dennis Kucinich
“The point of departure of the process to which we wish to contribute is the fact that war is the natural reaction of human nature in the savage state, while peace is the result of acquired characteristics.”
-- Elihu Root
“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.”
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of human nature by every human being, and through its use, brings peace to every human soul.”
-- Alfred Adler
“You have to find the peace and patience within yourself to be a model and an example to others and not judge.”
-- Judith Light
“As for the promotion of peace congresses we have had our meetings and assemblies, but the promotion through them of the determined and effective will to peace displaying itself in action and policy remains to be achieved.”
-- Lester B. Pearson
“For all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam Hussein's regime is a better and safer place.”
-- George W. Bush
“Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.”
-- Thomas Merton
“Even though now I'm pretty popular in my country and tennis is the No. 1 sport, and I'm very flattered that the people recognise me and come up and give me compliments, I'm more a person who likes to have privacy and peace.”
-- Novak Djokovic
“For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.”
-- Irving Babbitt
“I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza.”
-- Robert Indiana