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“Anger, as we have said, is eager to punish; and that such a desire should exist in man’s peaceful breast is least of all according to his nature; for human life is founded on benefits and harmony and is bound together into an alliance for the common help of all, not by terror, but by love towards one another.”
Seneca the Younger (5 BC–65) said by 65 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was a peaceful sedentary man, a lover of a quiet life, with no appetite for perils and commotions. But I was beginning to realise that I was very obstinate.”
John Buchan (1875–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I would like to do something in Africa; I've been thinking about this for a few days now and would like you to help me. Here are my first impressions, think about it. I know your talent and your sagacious and devoted mind; I know that the day you get down to it, I will be able to count on you. peaceful and humanitarianism is my only concern.”
Leopold II of Belgium (1835–1909) first seen 1819 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: All the King's Men' A search for the colonial ideas of some advisers and "accomplices" of Leopold II (1853-1892). (Hannes Vanhauwaert), 6. Baron Auguste Lambermont (1819-1905), A key figure in the background of early Be…
“The NFP firmly believes that a society has to be created where all people irrespective of race feel peaceful and secure.”
Pratap Singh (1950–2020) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fiji Day address, 10 October 2005
“In short, knowing that whatever may happen is ordained by the Lord, he will receive it with a peaceful and thankful heart, that he may not be guilty of proudly resisting the rule of him to whom he has once committed himself and all his belongings.”
John Calvin (1509–1564) said by 1564 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“who will draw the calvary in risk his very own precious skin to make our Angelinia a free and peaceful land again? Henry who'll love a poor orphan child? Henry Darger”
Natalie Merchant (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I dream of an Empire and it is this: The newly-born German Empire must possess the confidence of everybody, must be considered everywhere as a quiet, honest and peaceful neighbour; and if some day in the future a German world-empire is spoken of, it must not be based on the conquests of the sword, but on the reciprocal confidences of nations united for an identical end.”
Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859–1941) said by 1941 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What do you suppose makes all men look back to the time of childhood with so much regret (if their childhood has been, in any moderate degree, healthy or peaceful)? That rich charm, which the least possession had for us, was in consequence of the poorness of our treasures.”
John Ruskin (1819–1900) said by 1900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For me, I've derived from religion ... what... I enjoy ... and it's to go to church, but usually ... when there's nobody else there. I just love that moment, ah, to just sit there. It's very peaceful, very calm, and very therapeutic, and it's ... wonderful.”
Enya (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I remained alone with the yogi until his disciples arrived in the evening. Bhaduri Mahasaya entered one of his inimitable discourses. Like a peaceful flood, he swept away the mental debris of his listeners, floating them Godward.”
Paramahansa Yogananda (1893–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Today, while celebrating the jihad victory, we once again invite those who have sided with aliens because of seduction against their nation, to give up sedition and evil and join peaceful life.”
Hamid Karzai (born 1957) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Karzai offers peace, Taliban free Frenchwoman Apr 28, 2007
“The last two months in Yemen, thanks to the truce brokered in April, have been among the most peaceful periods since this terrible war began seven years ago. Thousands of lives have been saved as fighting receded. For the first time in seven years, Yemenis are able to fly from Sana’a to destinations outside Yemen.”
Joe Biden (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We shall use only peaceful means and we shall not permit any other kind of method.”
Zhou Enlai (1898–1976) first seen 1689 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Concluding his summary of his government’s approach to boundary settlement at Bandung, with a pledge and a warning, as quoted in "How the Sino-Russian Boundary Conflict Was Finally Settled : From Nerchinsk 1689 to Vladi…
“I think it is peaceful and civil ... civilian activity for investigation of space, or something like this.”
Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's hard to think that in cities there's men who are goin' to mad, Each strivin' to beat his fellows and get what the others had; And from this here peaceful viewpoint, such doin's look bad, plum bad.”
Arthur Chapman (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Art, industry, and commerce, so long crushed and overborne, were stirring into renewed life, and a crowd of adventurous men, nurtured in war and incapable of repose, must seek employment for their restless energies in fields of peaceful enterprise.”
Francis Parkman (1823–1893) said by 1893 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A continuum links peaceful law-abiding ideological Muslims at one end and murderous jihadists at the other.”
Melanie Phillips (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Chinese are industrious, courageous, honest, and intelligent. They created the splendid ancient Chinese civilization. And today, they're firmly committed to the path of peaceful development and are making continuous progress in the modernization drive by carrying out the reform and opening up program.”
Hu Jintao (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When winds are raging o'er the upper ocean And billows wild contend with angry roar, 'T is said, far down beneath the wild commotion That peaceful stillness reigneth evermore. Far, far beneath, the noise of tempests dieth And silver waves chime ever peacefully, And no rude storm, how fierce soe'er it flyeth Disturbs the Sabbath of that deeper sea.”
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I view the award of the Nobel Prize to me as an expression of understanding of my intentions, my aspirations, the objectives of the profound transformation we have begun in our country, and the ideas of new thinking. I see it as your acknowledgment of my commitment to peaceful means of implementing the objectives of perestroika.”
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Acquire a peaceful spirit and then thousands of others around you will be saved.”
Seraphim of Sarov (1754–1833) said by 1833 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Inner Kingdom (2000) by Kallistos Ware, p. 133.
“From time to time, to remind ourselves to relax, to be peaceful, we may wish to set aside some time for a retreat, a day of mindfulness, when we can walk slowly, smile, drink tea with a friend, enjoy being together as if we are the happiest people on Earth. This is not a retreat, it is a treat.”
Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The parable of January 6th reminds us that our democracy is only as strong as the courage and commitment of those entrusted with its care. And we must choose leaders who believe in free and fair elections and who respect the peaceful transfer of power. [...] The choice couldn't be clearer. Those leaders are Vice President Harris and Governor Walz.”
Nancy Pelosi (born 1940) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At the Democratic National Convention (21 August 2024), cited by Josephine Rozzelle in "Nancy Pelosi lauds Harris’ political skill in securing nomination with ‘dignity and grace’", CNBC (21 August 2024)
“It would make a positive difference in world security and counterterrorism by setting our mind on pursuing peaceful solutions rather than escalating the war on terror. Mahatma Gandhi once said, "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It will make a positive difference in world security and counterterrorism by setting our mind on pursuing peaceful solutions rather than escalating the war on terror.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the beginning there are those who don't quite fit in But are somehow okay. And then some morning There are places that suddenly seem wonderful: Weather and water seem wonderful, And the peaceful night sky that arrives In time to protect us, like a sword Cutting the blue cloak of a prince.”
John Ashbery (1927–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Trying to find a peaceful song”
Ryan Adams (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Filipino loves his country no less than the Spaniard does his, and although he is quieter, more peaceful and with more difficulty stirred up, once aroused he does not hesitate and for him the struggle means death to the finish. He has both the meekness and ferocity of the carabao. Climate affects bipeds in the same way it does quadrupeds.”
José Rizal (1861–1896) first seen 1889 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Philippines: A Century Hence" in La Solidaridad (1889-90) - translated from the Spanish by Charles Derbyshire
“..that men could view as natural, without reverence or awe but to whom such things were natural because they were statements of peaceful pursuit – and joined in the phenomenon of life”
David Smith (1906–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Art never seems to make me peaceful or pure. I always seem to be wrapped in the melodrama of vulgarity. I do not think.. ..of art as a situation of comfort.”
Willem de Kooning (1904–1997) first seen 1946 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Beyond the Aesthetic, Robert Motherwell, Design 47, April 1946, as quoted in Abstract Expressionist Painting in America, W.C, Seitz, Cambridge Massachusetts, 1983, p. 101.
“For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant; later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.”
Paul of Tarsus (5–66) said by 66 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm going to give you a peaceful Basque Country”
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Detente is a readiness to resolve differences and conflicts not by force, not by threats and sabre-rattling, but by peaceful means, at the conference table.”
Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) said by 1982 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Brezhnev Reconsidered (2002) by Edwin Bacon, Mark Sandle, p. 99
“...to harness and directed peaceful energy from the viewers under the mountain through a twenty foot, five pointed Texas Star Vortex which was hung between the two massive exterior columns on the balcony into the historically tarnished Dallas Dealy Plaza and book depository hoping to honor John F. Kennedy's memory.”
Carson Grant (born 1950) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kaminsky, Denise, Aug 2006, "Carson Grant: Actor/Artist- A Lifetime of Art", Denise's Interviews and Media News, p. 1
“I have always emphasized that the Iranian people has the right to obtain nuclear technology and energy for peaceful purposes.”
Maurice Motamed (born 1945) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Morris Motamed: The Iranian People Has the Right to Nuclear Technology (January 2006)
“I am in favor of Iran, and all Arab Muslim countries, having nuclear energy both for peaceful and military purposes, because Allah said to us: "Prepare against them all the force you can.”
Hamza Mansoor first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jordanian Islamist Leader Hamza Mansour: All Arab and Islamic Countries Should Have Nuclear Bombs to Deter the U.S. and Israel May 2006.
“Worlds with a single planetary government aren’t meant to be peaceful and open and into civil rights! When I see a planet with just one government, I look for the mass graves. It’s some kind of natural law or something—world governments grow out of the barrel of a gun.”
Charles Stross (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe the main solution [referring to the nuclear issue] is to gain the trust of Europe and America and to remove their concerns over the peaceful nature of our nuclear industry and to assure them that there will never be a diversion to military use.”
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934–2017) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Remarks in an interview (May 5,2005)
“If Turkey came up with a peaceful initiative and the PKK rejects that, then all the Kurdistanis will take up a position against the PKK.”
Massoud Barzani (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Economy was always "elegant", and money-spending always "vulgar and ostentatious"; a sort of sour-grapeism, which made us very peaceful and satisfied.”
Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865) said by 1865 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“According to polls, a majority (around 60+ percent) opposes the radar base. But it's not necessarily the sensible part of the Czech population. The demonstrations against the base are usually organized by communists, Islamists, and "peaceful feminists" (which is fortunately not a numerous group).”
Luboš Motl (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In truth, I am more than content with my current life. I have only ever dreamed of a simple, honorable, happy, and peaceful life for myself and my beloved family.”
Francis Escudero (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In a market economy, this means striving for higher family income, a highly educated and/or trainable workforce, better health care, affordable food and housing and peaceful communities.”
Francis Escudero (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Now Albert had heard about lions, How they was ferocious and wild; And to see Wallace lying so peaceful, Just didn't seem right to the child. So straightway the brave little feller, Not showing a morsel of fear, Took his stick with the 'orses 'ead 'andle, And shoved it in Wallace's ear.”
Marriott Edgar (1880–1951) said by 1951 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Were a real and effective disarmament achieved and the funds now spent in the arms race devoted to the amelioration of man's state; were we to concentrate only on the peaceful uses of nuclear knowledge, how vastly and in how short a time might we change the conditions of mankind. This should be our goal.”
Haile Selassie (1892–1975) said by 1975 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If I am peaceful, I shall see Beauty's face continually; Feeding on her wine and bread I shall be wholly comforted, For she can make one day for me Rich as my lost eternity.”
Sara Teasdale (1884–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But this present window of opportunity, during which a truly peaceful and interdependent world order might be built, will not be open for long. Already there are powerful forces at work that threaten to destroy all of our hopes and efforts to erect an enduring structure of global interdependence.”
David Rockefeller (1915–2017) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech at the Annual Ambassadors' Dinner, September 14, 1994.
“She curled up on the pallet and stared into the dark, praying for a peaceful sleep. Prayers didn’t do no good, oui. Antonio chased her all night. (In the book Antonio, her father, beats and sexually abuses her long-term; she eventually kills him)”
Nalo Hopkinson (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Unhappy it is though to reflect, that a Brother's Sword has been sheathed in a Brother's breast, and that, the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with Blood, or Inhabited by Slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous Man hesitate in his choice?”
George Washington (1732–1799) first seen 1775 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to Mr. George William Fairfax (31 May 1775) George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress
“Calm and peaceful mind/ Prevents us from being a slave to the other/ Ana makde us in charge of/ Our own happiness and fulfilment.”
Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source