“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”
Peace is more than the absence of war — it is a state of mind, a way of relating to others, and a goal worth pursuing even when it seems impossible. These quotes explore inner peace, world peace, and everything in between.
“Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever.”
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”
“I challenge anybody to say that I wouldn't know how to approach foreign policy because, unlike some of the other people, I at least have a foreign policy philosophy, which is an extension of the Reagan philosophy. Peace through strength, and my philosophy is peace through strength and clarity.”
“If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.”
“Egypt has been a partner of the United States over the last 30 years, has been instrumental in keeping the peace in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel, which is a critical accomplishment that has meant so much to so many people.”
“Everyone has that friend who's every day, like, 'I hate my nose, I hate my nose, I hate my nose.' You either need to come to peace with it and be like, alright, I hate it, but it's part of me - or change it. So I'm not against plastic surgery, I'm against plastic surgery when it doesn't really need to be done.”
“I do know that some Buddhists are able to attain peace of mind.”
“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.”
“My message is all about peace.”
“These measures may not constitute an absolute guarantee of peace, but, in my opinion, they constitute the greatest preventive measures ever adopted by nations.”
“When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and following in His way, we find a consistent peace that carries us through both plenty and poverty.”
“Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the present order of things in America remain uninterrupted.”
“Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures peace is our gift to each other.”
“Yes, peace can and must be won, to save the world from the terrible destruction of World War III.”
“Peace and not war is the father of all things.”
“In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.”