Peace Quotes
“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.”
-- Abraham Maslow
“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.”
-- Omar Bongo
“I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've still been able to carry out my commitments to peace and human rights and environmental quality and freedom and democracy and so forth.”
-- Jimmy Carter
“I'm at a point in my life where I have something solid now. I'm a peaceful person, and I want to be surrounded by peace no matter what I'm doing.”
-- Cheryl James
“I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”
-- Wendell Berry
“Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.”
-- Daniel Pipes
“The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.”
-- Peace Pilgrim
“Most fear stems from sin to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit.”
-- Marvin Gaye
“There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world.”
-- Elihu Root
“The people of the world genuinely want peace. Some day the leaders of the world are going to have to give in and give, it to them.”
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
“I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad.”
-- Kenny Marchant
“Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as our prince of peace, of civil rights. We owe him something major that will keep his memory alive.”
-- Morgan Freeman