“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.”
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.
“Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.”
“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.”
“To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order.”
“I don't think there's anything more important than making peace before it's too late. And it almost always falls to the child to try to move toward the parent.”
“But in terms of how people live together, how we minimize the prospects of conflict and maximize the prospects of peace, the place of religion in our society today is essential.”
“We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.”
“Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.”
“Peace does exist. It exists in your heart and soul.”
“It is not uncommon in modern times to see governments straining every nerve to keep the peace, and the people whom they represent, with patriotic enthusiasm and resentment over real or fancied wrongs, urging them forward to war.”
“I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out.”
“Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for the Negro people, labor's rights and the fight for peace.”
“You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria.”
“It is not possible to create peace in the Middle East by jeopardizing the peace of the world.”
“The Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and world order... between those who think in terms of inevitable armed conflict and those who seek to build a universal and durable peace.”
“I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.”
“It is by such means as the prize offered by your Committee that the attention of the world will be focused and that men and women will be inspired to greater efforts in the interest of peace.”