Quotes about peace
peace sleep wind
Breathe soft, ye winds! ye waves, in silence sleep! John Gay
peace war concern
[War] can no longer be of concern to great powers alone. John F. Kennedy
peace june cities
But wherever we are, we must all, in our daily lives, live up to the age-old faith that peace and freedom walk together. In too many of our cities today, the peace is not secure because freedom is incomplete." (John F. Kennedy, June 10, 1963, American University speech)
peace june rights
And is not peace, in the last analysis, basically a matter of human rights -- the right to live out our lives without fear of devastation – the right to breathe air as nature provided it -- the right of future generations to a healthy existence?" (John F. Kennedy, June 10, 1963, American University speech)
peace struggle best-effort
To those peoples in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required - not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
peace war absence
The mere absence of war is not peace.
peace war aggressive
Aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war.
peace war men
I speak of peace, therefore, as the necessary rational end of rational men. I realize the pursuit of peace is not as dramatic as the pursuit of war... But we have no more urgent task.
peace war moving
So let us persevere. Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable. By defining our goal more clearly, by making it seem more manageable and less remote, we can help all peoples to see it, to draw hope from it, and to move irresistibly toward it.
peace flames together
Never have the nations of the world had so much to lose, or so much to gain. Together we shall save our planet, or together we shall perish in its flames.
peace children men
I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children - not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women - not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.
peace attitude war
Let us examine our attitude toward peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it unreal. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable, that mankind is doomed, that we are gripped by forces we cannot control. We need not accept that view. Our problems are manmade; therefore they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as be wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.
peace world looks
For if Freedom and Communism were to compete for mans allegiance in a world at peace, I would look to the future with ever increasing confidence.
peace two making-peace
It takes two to make peace.
peace mean ubuntu
Compromise does not mean cowardice.
peace destiny oval
Nor problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.
peace war humanity
It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
peace men arms
Arms alone are not enough to keep the peace. It must be kept by men.
peace war boat
It was involuntary. They sank my boat.
peace war generations
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.
peace military war
The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution.
peace strong war
The world knows that America will never start a war. This generation of Americans has had enough of war and hate... we want to build a world of peace where the weak are secure and the strong are just.
peace war presidential
War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.
peace differences safety
If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
peace workout war
Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.
peace moon years
Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it. He said Because it is there. Well, space is there, and were going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there.
peace war blessing
So let us here resolve that Dag Hammarskjold did not live, or die, in vain. Let us call a truce to terror. Let us invoke the blessings of peace. And, as we build an international capacity to keep peace, let us join in dismantling the national capacity to wage war.
peace war opposites
The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation. Jonathan Larson
peace conditions altars
Peace is the altar of God, the condition in which happiness exists. Paramahansa Yogananda
peace men ira
Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts. [Lat., Candida pax homines, trux decet ira feras.] Ovid
peace book unity
I hope Anne's book will have an effect on the rest of your life so that insofar as it is possible in your own circumstances, you will work for unity and peace. Otto Frank
peace work ubuntu
Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions. Oscar Hammerstein II
peace ideas messages
My message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread. Paul McCartney