Peace Quotes
“On balance, my life has been a constant stream of blessings rather than disappointments and failures and tragedies. I wish I had been re-elected. I think I could have kept our country at peace. I think I could have consolidated what we achieved at Camp David with a treaty between Israel and the Palestinians.”
“The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.”
-- Carlos Santana
“Sinn Fein has productively taken the example of South Africa and, as we develop the peace process, we continue to use examples from South Africa.”
-- Gerry Adams
“You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.”
-- J. Donald Walters
“Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.”
-- Stefan Zweig
“When I was in the White House, I was confronted with the challenge of the Cold War. Both the Soviet Union and I had 30,000 nuclear weapons that could destroy the entire earth and I had to maintain the peace.”
-- Jimmy Carter
“Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.”
-- Seamus Heaney