Peace Quotes - Page 10

It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.

To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them.

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.

They have the guns and therefore we are for peace and for reformation through the ballot. When we have the guns then it will be through the bullet.

During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.

Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.

Science has promised us truth...It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

If you want peace, work for justice.

Peace begins in the kitchens and pantries, gardens and backyards, where our food is grown and prepared. The energies of nature and the infinite universe are absorbed through the foods we eat and are transmuted into our thoughts and actions.

We who were formerly no people at all, and who knew of no peace, are now called to be...a church...of peace. True Christians do not know vengeance. They are the children of peace. Their hearts overflow with peace. Their mouths speak peace, and they walk in the way of peace.

All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.

The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

I believe that for peace a man may, even should, do everything in his power. Nothing in this world could rank higher than peace.

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.

The greatest danger to our future is apathy.

A Rattlesnake, if Cornered will become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is -- a biting of oneself. We think we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but the deeper harm is to ourselves.

Twenty seconds before a race, there's absolute focus. The key thing is to achieve relaxation, but at the same to have absolute total control. You've got to find the balance between being totally ready to go and being really at peace with yourself as well.

Islam doesn't promote violence or peace. Islam is just a religion, and like every religion in the world, it depends on what you bring to it. If you're a violent person, your Islam, your Judaism, your Christianity, your Hinduism, is going to be violent.

We are living in revolutionary times. The good news is we have everything we need to leave fossil fuels in the ground. All we need is for you to join the rest of the world to bring about a cleaner, more stable, and peaceful future.

Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.

Any forces that would impose their will on other nations will certainly face defeat.