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“Say to the seceded States, "Wayward sisters, depart in peace.”
Winfield Scott (1786–1866) first seen 1861 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to William H. Seward (3 March 1861); though the only suggestion from this letter commonly quoted, this was actually the last and final alternative of what he considered to be 4 options available to President Abra…
“Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement.”
Winfield Scott (1786–1866) said by 1866 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Iron Man of India (1951) by S. Jaysbee, p. 57
“Not for all the fire in hell Not for all the blue in the sky Not for an empire of my own Not even for peace of mind”
Charles Bernstein (born 1950) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: All the Whiskey in Heaven", The Nation, 3 March 2008
“Faith is the backbone of the social and the foundation of the commercial fabric; remove faith between man and man, and society and commerce fall to pieces. There is not a happy home on earth but stands on faith; our heads are pillowed on it, we sleep at night in its arms with greater security for the safety of our lives, peace, and prosperity than bolts and bars can give.”
Thomas Guthrie (1803–1873) said by 1873 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are here to announce class warfare, in peace and for democracy.”
Nattawut Saikua (born 1975) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Protests Urge Resignation of Leaders in Thailand" in The New York Times (15 March 2010).
“Are we going to make a terrible mistake, leaving behind our influence in Europe's most successful peace project and the world's biggest marketplace?”
Vince Cable (born 1943) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: UK can 'turn a corner' if MPs back Brexit deal, says May BBC News (31 December 2018)
“We should say we think a big element in the process of seeking peace [in the Middle East] is the acceptance of Israel's existence and so we´re going to go around to all our friends in Europe and Asia and elsewhere and say let´s accept Israel´s right to exist - and a way of doing that is to move our embassy to west Jerusalem. As long as the embassy is in Tel Aviv, it sort of says we´re camping out.”
George Shultz (1920–2021) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: New York Post", June 21, 2003.
“And in terms of the peace process, if you don't engage, then by definition, Hamas becomes stronger. We've seen that. Senator Obama won't deal with a non-state actor like Hamas unless Hamas changes its position, unless it's prepared to recognize Israel, unless it makes it clear [that] it gives up on terror, unless it's prepared to recognize previous agreements.”
Dennis Ross (born 1948) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dennis Ross on Why He's Working for Obama and How He'd Talk to Iran", Haaretz (October 23, 2008).
“In the past, I might have favored a cease-fire with Hamas during a conflict with Israel. But today it is clear to me that peace is not going to be possible now or in the future as long as Hamas remains intact and in control of Gaza. Hamas's power and ability to threaten Israel — and subject Gazan civilians to ever more rounds of violence — must end.”
Dennis Ross (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Institutions should focus on educating against clashes of culture and the promotion of a culture of tolerance and peace.”
Nayef Al-Rodhan (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth upon the altar of peace.”
J. C. Ryle (1816–1900) said by 1900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Then Jesus spoke: "Bring here thy burden, And find in me a full release; Bring all thy sorrows, all thy longings, And take instead my perfect peace. Trying to bear thy cross alone! — Child, the mistake is all thine own.”
Anna Bartlett Warner (1827–1915) first seen 1895 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 99.
“If you consider that the constant tenor of the gospel precepts is to promote love, peace, and good-will amongst men, you will not doubt that the cultivation of an amiable disposition is a great part of your religious duty; since nothing leads more directly to the breach of charity, and to the injury and molestation of our fellow-creatures than the indulgence of an ill- temper.”
Hester Chapone (1727–1801) said by 1801 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 363.
“George W. Bush will surely deserve that woolliest of all peace prizes, the Nobel.”
Joe Klein (born 1946) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Look Who Has a Shot at the Nobel Peace Prize, March 13, 2005.
“There was no shame, but only graciousness, sun-soaked air, and, at the last, a peace such as the moss knows in the deepening corridors of trees.”
Alexander Knox (1907–1995) first seen 1933 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bride of Quietness (1933), ch. 4
“Heaven and Earth are turning Round the Earth fire is burning. Sheltered from the cruel storm Peace on Earth is new born”
Mike Oldfield (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The cycle of violence will continue far into the new millennium. Hopes for peace will probably not be realized, because the great that shape the international system fear each other and compete for power as a result. Indeed, their ultimate aim is to gain a position of dominant power over others, because having dominant power is the best means to ensure one's own survival.”
John Mearsheimer (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Secretary Madeleine Albright was a good friend of mine for the last 28 years. I am so sad about losing a good friend and a great woman in this fragile world of ours. May you rest in peace dear one...”
Barbra Streisand (born 1942) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Celebrities & Politicians Mourn Madeleine Albright Following Her Death (March 23, 2022)
“We are all responsible. We are all complicit. White T-shirts catch the light. What matters is what we then do with that light. (The peace activists wore white t-shirts during their protests.)”
Leymah Gbowee (born 1972) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview for The Daily Beast (April 5, 2010)
“The world is at a place now where we have to move away from our silo kind of operations into a more collaborative. I think you can’t talk peace without teachers.”
Leymah Gbowee (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My hope is that we will see less and less conflicts in our world, but that women will not have to consistently make cases for why they’re necessary for peace, for justice, for politics.”
Leymah Gbowee (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The prize has provided me a global platform to broaden the conversation about war, peace, and stability.”
Leymah Gbowee (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My hope is that girls and women never have to know the effects of war or the absence of peace in their lives—that they can invest in themselves because there is a future that will recognize their talents and provide an outlet for their contributions.”
Leymah Gbowee (born 1972) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Her aspirations for Liberia and specially the girls and women of Liberia. Interview with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee 2011
“Unrest and disillusionment conspire to weaken peace and security.”
Leymah Gbowee (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What concern of mine are your affairs? Or Coren’s? What kind of peace would there be in me or in my house if I took interest in the wars and feuds that you weave in the courts below? I do not understand such things. I understand only what lies within my walls.”
Patricia A. McKillip (1948–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Caricatures speak through visual language and are therefore understandable by all people. They trigger a laugh which is also an international language and reaction. Caricatures can decrease violence and converge cultures. They aim to promote peace, and teach us to be moderate and laugh at our problems.”
Javad Alizadeh (born 1953) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Cartoonist Alizadeh, translating world into humor" in Press TV (23 April 2009)
“Fascism glorifies both militarism and war. It is as surely a menace to the peace as to the liberty of mankind.”
Norman Thomas (1884–1968) first seen 1865 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Pacifist's Dilemma", The Nation magazine, January 16, 1937. Quoted in Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation 1865-1990: Selections from the Independent Magazine of Politics and Culture. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press,19…
“History indicates that at a certain point of economic breakdown people cease being concerned with individual liberties and are ready to accept regimentation. The danger is obviously even greater when the two main values so many people have are personal peace and affluence.”
Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984) first seen 1976 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: How Should We Then Live : The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture (1976), p. 246
“By Thy power, let there be peace, O God!”
Henry Dunant (1828–1910) said by 1910 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You are full of confidence, peace is with you”
Hira Ratan Manek (born 1937) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Buddha appeared on earth to dispel by the illumination of knowledge the ignorance that had enveloped the human mass, to release the human soul from the prison-cell of desire into the wideness of the silence and peace of Nirvana.”
Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is no human being on earth who does not have the capacity to offer the message of peace to the world at large. But what is needed now is the soulful willingness.”
Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you do not find peace inside your own heart, then you will not find it anywhere else on earth.”
Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“World-peace can be achieved when the power of love replaces the love of power.”
Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No price is too great to pay for inner peace.”
Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Place before thyself the ideal of perfection, not that of happiness, for by doing what makes thee wiser and better, thou shalt find the peace and joy in which happiness consists.”
John Lancaster Spalding (1840–1916) said by 1916 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We may avoid much disappointment and bitterness of soul by learning to understand how little necessary to our joy and peace are the things the multitude most desire and seek.”
John Lancaster Spalding (1840–1916) said by 1916 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All of us have an artist inside us. It's part of our DNA as human beings. We have all witnessed the power of the arts to deeply connect people, to open our minds to new ideas and express our innermost sacred selves. The imagination isn't just simply reserved for children. The imagination can be, for all of us, a very real gateway to joy, understanding, liberation and peace.”
Jennifer Beals (born 1963) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech at The Dalai Lama Public Talk, University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois (17 July 2011).
“The future's cloudy and it's rainin on the poor class. Road to peace is closed, heavy traffic on the war paths”
Lupe Fiasco (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(Shortly after Germany forced Denmark to sign a non-aggression pact in 1939) How nice. Now the Germans can sleep in peace, knowing that they will not be invaded by us.”
Victor Borge (1909–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is for the people of Asia to run the affairs of Asia, solve the problems of Asia and uphold the security of Asia. The people of Asia have the capability and wisdom to achieve peace and stability in the region through enhanced cooperation.”
Xi Jinping (born 1953) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: New Asian Security Concept For New Progress in Security Cooperation，Shanghai Expo Center, 21 May 2014
“The world is once again at a historical crossroads. I am convinced that the trend of peace, development and advancement for humanity is irresistible. Let us bolster confidence and jointly address global threats and challenges, and work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind and a better world for all.”
Xi Jinping (born 1953) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Full text of Xi's statement at the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Xinhua (September 22, 2021)
“We will continue to follow the Chinese path to modernization to achieve the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and we will continue to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. By doing so, we will create new opportunities for the world with new advances in China’s development and contribute our vision and strength to world peace and development and human progress.”
Xi Jinping (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In this busy world, we should never be a stranger to love and compassion. It is the fertile soil in the garden of peace.”
Steve Maraboli (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A retired physicist reading the Encyclopedia Britannica can do just so much toward securing world peace.”
Brian Hayes (scientist) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To the Non-Proliferation Treaty, was based on a firm conviction that there can be peace only through the elimination of all nuclear weapons, moved towards the limitation of nuclear armaments and other weapons of mass destruction, are important steps in creating an atmosphere of trust and the relaxation of tensions.”
Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981) said by 1981 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ryanair is responsible for the integration of Europe by bringing lots of different cultures to the beaches of Spain, Greece and Italy, where they couple and copulate in the interests of pan-European peace.”
Michael O'Leary (businessman) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At 10 o'clock a Dutch girl came by Lütjens: ! PEACE!”
Max Beckmann (1884–1950) said by 1950 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Well - not quite yet - green police [the Germans] still driving around with machine guns, etc. Nevertheless big peace party with warning by Eisenhower. - Walked around in the city [Amsterdam], much drunkenness..”
Max Beckmann (1884–1950) first seen 1945 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Beckmann's Diary in early May 1945, Amsterdam; as cited on: 'Arts in exile'
“Thick rumors of imminent peace are in the air.. .Big spectacle with six or seven British tanks. In the afternoon, they played war once more at the Palaisplein [near Dam square in Amsterdam center] and at the Rokin [street where Beckmann lived for 8 years, as 'entartete' German artist under German occupation; The Netherlands was liberated by the Allies, 5 May 1945].”
Max Beckmann (1884–1950) said by 1950 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In Max Beckmann, , Bonfini Press Corporation, Naefels, Switzerland, 1983, p. 80