At Peace Quotes

The mere absence of war is not peace.

We must seek, above all, a world of peace; a world in which peoples dwell together in mutual respect and work together in mutual regard.

While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.

In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration.

For to save mankind's future freedom, we must face up to any risk that is necessary. We will always seek peace - but we will never surrender.

The military's job is to win the war. A president's job is to win the peace.

That's what I am standing up for - Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state living side-by-side in peace and security with its neighbors.

There are issues of war and peace. And then, there are issues of life and death like this one that are no less morally compelling than war itself.

You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there.

The Russians need to understand that you cannot have peace [in Syria] unless you resolve the question of Sunni buy-in.

Peace can be a cover whereby evil men can perpetrate diabolical wrongs.

Breathe soft, ye winds! ye waves, in silence sleep!

And peace unweaponed conquers every wrong!

Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of Thy peace.

the scornful force of his tone turned the word into a curse

Happiness is a good vibe for peace.

I believe that as soon as people want peace in the world they can have it. The trouble is they are not aware they can get it.

Nobody's ever tried the peace thing, ... We are selling it like soap.

We had one thing in common - we were in love. But love is just a gift, and it doesn't answer everything and it's like a precious plant that you have to nurture and look after and all that.

You feel alone if you're the only one thinking 'wouldn't it be nice if there was peace and nobody was getting killed.' So advertise yourself that you're for peace if you believe in it.

Why don't people believe us when we say we're simply in love?

When the population is filled with peace and harmony it ripens like fruit that turns to rot in a jiff if not preserved by change.

Nothing puts peace in its proper perspective better than the loss of personal liberty first.

Whatever efforts for peace President Gorbachev had in mind, they were pretty substantially undercut very swiftly by Saddam Hussein.

Giving peace a chance only gives Saddam Hussein more time to prepare for war on his terms, at a time of his choosing, in pursuit of ambitions that will only grow as his power to achieve them grows.

Reform, prosperity, and peace, these are major challenges to the United States of America. I don't think I need any on-the-job training. I'm ready to go at it right now.

But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth began.

Those whom reason hath equalled, force hath made supreme

Now I see Peace to corrupt no less than war to waste.

The sad truth is that you can have peace processes all you like, but if one side is committed to war, then it's war.

Peace and prosperity are inversely proportional to the level of taxation.

Peace surely is a good reason, yes. But there are other reasons too.

Dream of a society at peace with its conscience because it respects and lives in harmony with all life forms.

We are only advancing in life, whose hearts are getting softer, our blood warmer, our brains quicker, and our spirits entering into living peace.

Acquire peace of mind by making the effort to become the best of which you are capable.

Maybe we should hold the next [Olympic] games in Afghanistan and hope the Soviets pull out of that one too.

What always gives me peace of mind is that the best are the best. People who float to the top will always float to the top.

Religious experiences are real and common, whether or not God exists, and these experiences often make people whole and at peace.

The people of Israel are entitled, as is any other nation, to live in peace and safety.

Peace needs and takes time, it needs and takes caution, it needs and takes patience after 30 years of terrorism and violence.

Our poverty will be brought home to us to its full extent only after the war.

Faith means that you have peace even when you dont have all the answers.

I've not lived one single day of peace in Colombia, and 90 percent of people here say the same thing. We have gotten used to living in a war - we don't even react to massacres.

A perfect peace is not possible; it doesn't exist.

I fight terrorism as if there was no peace process, and I negotiate the peace process as if there was no terrorism.

There are times for making war and times for making peace.

What we experience in Colombia is fratricide, we fight ourselves and it demonstrates the priority of hatred over peace and reconciliation.

Small is good, but none is better.

I start thinking about the next movie before it's a success, so I can never have one moment of happiness or peace. I'm instantly thinking about the next one.

You know who was wonderful to work with? Was Paul Gleason, may he rest in peace.