“Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.”
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.
“I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.”
“Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.”
“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”
“Because I know about the Holy Land, I've taught lessons about the Holy Land all my life, and - but you can't bring peace to Israel without giving the Palestinian also peace. And Lebanon and Jordan and Syria as well.”
“The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.”
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
“Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.”
“Why are we talking about talking? Why negotiating about negotiating? It's very simple. If you want to get to peace, put all your preconditions on the side, sit down opposite a table, not in a studio, by the way.”
“Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it makes good sense to break with tradition and hold the peace conference first.”
“The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into maturity.”
“Peace is our gift to each other.”
“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 came to the conclusion that in order to end racial barriers, I needed to run for the office of the president and put forth an agenda of social justice and world peace. In addition, I concluded that someone needed to run and challenge the liberal orthodoxy.”
“The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.”
“That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.”
“It's not so much about killing an animal, it's being at peace and you don't have to worry about all the other things that go on. That's a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but it's nice to do that.”