Peace Quotes
“When resources are degraded, we start competing for them, whether it is at the local level in Kenya, where we had tribal clashes over land and water, or at the global level, where we are fighting over water, oil, and minerals. So one way to promote peace is to promote sustainable management and equitable distribution of resources.”
“From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased security against war.”
-- Richard Cobden
“I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.”
-- Woody Allen
“One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.”
-- Morihei Ueshiba
“Little islands of human happiness, peace, and prosperity are so exceptional at this point in history that I'm not even sure we can draw lessons from them.”
-- P. J. O'Rourke
“If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a 'peace conference,' you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.”
-- Joseph Stalin