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“It may well be that fighting is normal, like having something to eat. Peace, on the other hand, is a luxury.”
Halldór Laxness (1902–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm not scared of dying. I'm not scared of death. I'll keep a smile 'til my last breath. I've loved 'til I've lost. I've lived how I felt. One day I will find peace within myself.”
Ed Harcourt (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are either going to have a future where women lead the way to make peace with the Earth or we are not going to have a future at all.”
Vandana Shiva (born 1952) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Woman power to the fore," by R.S. Binuraj, The Hindu (1 July 2017)
“I have had to suffer the violence and brutality that comes with rising fundamentalism, and I’ve asked myself how a society that is the cradle of peace, the land of Gandhi and Buddha, could be reduced to one of the most volatile societies in the world.”
Vandana Shiva (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The political Liberty of a Citizen is the Peace of Mind arising from the Consciousness, that every Individual enjoys his peculiar Safety; and in order that the People might attain this Liberty, the Laws ought to be so framed, that no one Citizen should stand in Fear of another; but that all of them should stand in Fear of the same Laws....”
Catherine II of Russia (1729–1796) said by 1796 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Then bury me again and leave me in peace. Nobody likes to be resurrected before he's had time to get comfortable in his grave.”
R. A. Lafferty (1914–2002) first seen 1968 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: One at a Time (1968), in Damon Knight (ed.), Orbit 4, p. 161
“I want your life filling and stirring me. I want your happiness beneath my heart and your sorrows in my eyes and your peace in the fingers of my hand.”
Malcolm Lowry (1909–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm not scared of dying And I, don't really care If it's peace you find in dying Well then, let the time be near.”
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I envy your peace of mind, your clean conscience, your unpolluted memory. Little girl, a memory without blot or contamination must be an exquisite treasure — an inexhaustible source of pure refreshment: is it not?”
Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) said by 1855 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The people of Afghanistan should know that America is not their friend and that America's war and peace with all other countries are based on its own interests.”
Ali Meshkini (1922–2007) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tehran Hosting Intifada Conference March 2002.
“Bush has said something new. He said, "If I will be president again, I will be a man of peace and serenity." May the Lord curse the liars, wherever they may be.”
Ali Meshkini (1922–2007) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Friday Sermon in Qom, Iran: US Wants To Bring the Ba'th Party Back Into Power July 2004.
“Well, Gaffer [his early friend Mr. Wells, artist] I see there will be no peace till I comply; so give me a piece of paper. There, now, rule the size for me, and tell me what I am to do. [Mr. Wells told him: 'Well divide your subject into classes, say: Pastoral, Marine, Elegant Pastoral, and so forth..']”
J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) first seen 1806 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote of Turner, c. 1806?; told by Mr Wells' daughter, Mrs. Wheeler; included in The life of J.M.W. Turner, Volume II, George Walter Thornbury; Hurst and Blackett Publishers, London, 1862, p. 55
“A man who is at peace with himself is less likely to turn into an extremist or a terrorist.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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." Besides, two wrongs do not make a right. President Obama is right: Peace is the only path to true security.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is pointless to debate which religions promote peace or violence. Even Buddhist monks who are widely regarded as pacifists have taken up arms in strife-torn regions ... Religious experiences are, by nature, emotional and subject to interpretations by clergy and believers throughout history.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Each and everyone on Earth can make one small step, which will cumulatively result in a giant leap for mankind towards world peace.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In ancient times, countries and tribes form alliances through arranged marriages. Nowadays, it is up to eligible bachelors and bachelorettes to forge friendship, peace, and understanding among nations and races through civil unions.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With over a billion active users, Facebook is in a unique position to influence the world by enabling Facebook users to create grassroots movements for peace.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Universities are good at producing engineers, doctors, lawyers, and such, but they often gloss over difficult moral and philosophical subjects such as the meaning of life, love, prejudice, war, and peace.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Abrahamic religions – Islam, Christianity, and Judaism – are neither religions of peace nor religions of violence. They are storytellers of the past and forewarners of the future.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Forgiveness, not vengeance, yields peace and security.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is up to humankind to make peace on earth, not by force but based on free will. Albert Einstein said, “Whatever there is of God and goodness in the universe, it must work itself out and express itself through us. We cannot stand aside and let God do it.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“World peace is in the best interests of everyone. Protectionism is not an option in today’s global economy. Nationalism should not outweigh international cooperation.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let’s not give up on faith and the human spirit in accomplishing the impossible – world peace, universal rights, and human longevity to name a few.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” (Proverbs 29:18) Christian transhumanists see science and technology as the key to bring lasting peace and hasten the Second Coming of Christ.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Amish are exempt from military service due to their belief in “non-resistance.” Why can’t humankind do the same in the name of peace, love, and freedom?”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As human beings, we have the responsibility to harness the immense human potential for good, not evil; for love, not hatred; and for peace, not war.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“World peace is as simple and elegant as E=mc2 if we muster our brainpower and benevolence instead of weapons and animosity. Do we really need another Einstein to help figure this out?”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Perhaps Professor Moriarty strikes a chord with the military-industrial complex and their investors, but civilians want peace more than anyone else does.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For the sake of humanity, it is the responsibility of Generation X and Generation Y to lead Generation Z to peace rather than war.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Albert Einstein said in his speech to the New History Society on December 14, 1930 that "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”
Newton Lee wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Why do we need wealth? Security and peace. This is our goal and we passionately seek it because it is the way of life which we are charged by our religion to practise.”
Alec Douglas-Home (1903–1995) first seen 1963 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech to the Lord Mayor's Banquet at Guildhall (11 November 1963), quoted in The Times (12 November 1963), p. 12
“We need not so much the gallantry of our fathers; we need (and in our army at any rate I think you will find it) that indomitable and patient determination which has saved England over and over again. If any one at home thinks or talks of peace, you can truthfully say that the army is weary enough of war but prepared to fight for another 50 years if necessary, until the final object is attained.”
Harold Macmillan (1894–1986) first seen 1914 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to his mother (13 May 1916), quoted in Harold Macmillan, Winds of Change, 1914–1939 (1966), p. 83
“The influence of the Holy Spirit is the life of Christ in the soul. We do not see Christ and speak to Him, but His Holy Spirit is just as near us in one place as in another. It works in and through every one who receives Christ. Those who know the indwelling of the Spirit reveal the fruits of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith (MS 41, 1897).”
Ellen G. White (1827–1915) first seen 1112 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 6, p. 1112.
“The people of England will curse themselves for having preferred ruin from Churchill to peace from Hitler.”
William Joyce (1906–1946) first seen 1940 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Broadcast, Radio Bremen (2 August 1940).
“Not now. Love itself a flower with roots in a parched ground. Empty pockets make empty heads. Cure it if you can but do not believe that we can live today in the country for the country will bring us no peace.”
William Carlos Williams (1883–1963) first seen 1940 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Raleigh Was Right" (1940)
“The Germans really conceive of their country as always under war conditions in this respect. No one expects a belligerent to tell the truth and, to the German mind, they are always belligerent. The Germans take the view that war is only intensified peace.”
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864–1958) first seen 1938 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to Lord Londonderry (May 1938); published in Wings of Destiny (1943) by Marquess of Londonderry, p. 211
“Professional opinion is almost inevitably against changes. It has been the operation of these and similar influences which has brought about, as I fear, a return to the old conception of what is called power diplomacy. To these conceptions, it is not too much to say, the idea of the complete opposition of war and peace was really foreign.”
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864–1958) said by 1958 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am at peace with God.”
John Wayne Gacy (1942–1994) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1994 interview with Bill O'Reilly
“Your honor, it is over now. This has never been a case of trying to get free. I didn't ever want freedom. Frankly, I wanted death for myself. This was a case to tell the world that I did what I did not for reasons of hate, I hated no one. I knew I was sick or evil, or both. Now I believe I was sick. The doctors have told me about my sickness and now I have some peace.”
Jeffrey Dahmer (1960–1994) said by 1994 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The fact of it is that all of us agreed to save 6d. in the Income Tax by breaking up the Army in peace-time and not having it prepared when war broke out...I will never be a party to it again.”
Ernest Bevin (1881–1951) first seen 1336 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech in the House of Commons (4 December 1941), quoted in Hansard, House of Commons, 5th series, vol. 376, col. 1336
“So long as I have any power at all I will never be a party to treating the Army in the future as it has been treated in the past. They broke up in peace-time the very foundations of the Army structure, and expected to build it up during war-time with the enemy at the gates.”
Ernest Bevin (1881–1951) first seen 1942 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Western Daily Press (30 March 1942)
“The acquirement and enjoyment of physical well-being, mental calm and spiritual peace are priceless to their possessors if there be any such so fortunate living among us today. However, it is the ideal to strive for, and in our opinion, it is only through Contrology that this unique trinity of a balanced body, mind, and spirit can ever be attained.”
Joseph Pilates (1883–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“it is a giant step from hating the warriors to hating the war, and an even greater step to deciding that the "enemy" is the abstract institution of war, which maintains its grip on us even in the interludes we know as peace.”
Barbara Ehrenreich (1941–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The true object of religion is to bind mankind together, and to bind them all to God. If we see that in the name of religion, men, instead of promoting peace on earth and good-will among men, are trying to show their antagonism and animosity towards each other, then certainly we must stand forward with our voice of protest, and say that religion is defeating its own legitimate object.”
Keshub Chunder Sen (1838–1884) first seen 1870 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech delivered at Freemasons’ Hall, Great Queen Street, London, in a meeting held to constitute a Theistic Association in London on 20th July 1870. See Universal Religion for full speech.
“No man under Heaven deserves these sacrifices from us women. Men! They are the enemies of our innocence and our peace — they drag us away from our parents' love and our sisters' friendship — they take us body and soul to themselves, and fasten our helpless lives to theirs as they chain up a dog to his kennel.”
Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) first seen 1860 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Vol. I [Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1860] (p. 194)
“I believe in God, not because the Bible tells me that he is, but because my heart tells me so; and the same heart tells me we can only have His peace with us if we love Him and obey Him, and that we can only he happy when we each love our neighbour better than ourselves.”
James Anthony Froude (1818–1894) said by 1894 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm more contented and at peace with myself now than I was as a box-office queen. I'm less uptight. I've even reached a stage where it doesn't shatter me if somebody prints something bad about me.”
Julie Andrews (born 1935) first seen 1980 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Saturday Evening Post (February 1980)
“… the Peace Treaties must be scrapped … I stand for no more war and no more secret diplomacy.”
Clement Attlee (1883–1967) first seen 1922 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Extract from his 1922 election address, quoted in T.W. Walding (ed.), Who's Who in the New Parliament:Members and their pledges (Philip Gee, London, 1922), p. 35
“The Government has now resolved to enter upon an arms race, and the people will have to pay for their mistake in believing that it could be trusted to carry out a policy of peace. … This is a War Budget. We can look in the future for no advance in Social Legislation. All available resources are to be devoted to armaments.”
Clement Attlee (1883–1967) first seen 1936 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Broadcast (22 April 1936), quoted in "Mr. Attlee on a war budget", The Times (23 April 1936), p. 16.