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“The ADS is just one of several activities being organized throughout 2019 to raise global awareness of the challenge of forced displacement: “Africa is home to over 24 million forcibly displaced persons, representing one-third of the world’s total. Forced displacement is not only a tale of human tragedy, it also poses a real threat to achieving peace, prosperity and development.”
Bience Gawanas (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Forced displacement is not only a tale of human tragedy, it also poses a real threat to achieving peace, prosperity and development”
Bience Gawanas (born 1956) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: UN highlights need to solve growing burden of forcibly displaced Africans UN News (18 May 2019)
“We are mostly guided by what the African continent sees as its priorities, the synergy between the two agendas — the AU’s Agenda 2063 and the global Agenda 2030. The AU and the UN have signed two framework agreements: on partnership on peace and security and on partnership in implementation of the two agendas. Those will definitely remain priorities for us.”
Bience Gawanas (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Bringing to fruition some of the programmes and plans that we developed. Repositioning OSAA, working closely with our member states and making a difference. To continue being an advocate for Africa’s development, peace and security agenda. I look forward to having a successful Africa Dialogue Series in May 2020. I am optimistic.”
Bience Gawanas (born 1956) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: OPTIMISTIC ABOUT AFRICA – BIENCE GAWANAS TALKS IN DEPTH ON WHERE THE CONTINENT IS HEADED Namibian Economist (6 February 2020)
“That is treated with what I call zen, peace, and love,”
Grace Mahary (born 1989) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: How to Celebrate National Wine Day Like a Pro, With Supermodel-Sommelier Grace Mahary BlackLove (May 20, 2020)
“I pray for our Frontline health workers, security personnel and many others who risk their lives on a daily basis in fighting this pervading pandemic of covid-19 whilst ensuring peace and orderliness in this trying moments in our beloved nation.”
Helen Ntoso (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As the ANC we are prepared to talk to anyone and everyone. The issue is about whether all those people are committed towards a negotiated peace settlement,”
Nomvula Mokonyane (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the end, Above the Clouds is not about what I have achieved but about what I have experienced, about feeling at peace with my values when I do something and embracing the possibility of change and failure as a reward for my soul.”
Kílian Jornet Burgada (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My husband and I were separated early on in our marriage before we had children. And we just didn't feel right about [it],". "As much as I wanted to walk and as much as I wanted to be done with that marriage and move on with my life, I didn't have a peace about it.”
Paula Faris (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dialogue could involve sharing with mainlanders Catholic spiritual values. Religious people are working for peace and harmony.”
José Lai Hung-seng (born 1946) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Macau Church, a bridge between Chinese Christians and Lusophone nations (17 December 2009) Asia News
“Without concrete and sustained peace and stability, Africa's economic growth and poverty eradication will remain unfulfilled dreams. They will make our promises empty and a betrayal to the African masses. We must act collectively to nurture their hopes and make their dreams come true.”
Sam Nujoma (1929–2025) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Statement at 59th Session of the United Nations General Assembly" (2004)
“Our common destiny, as Africans, is defined by peace, security, development and prosperity; free from poverty, disease, underdevelopment and conflicts. We want a continent whose citizens occupy a pride of place among the people of the world. We want a continent that has reclaimed its pre-eminence as a centre of technological innovation, scientific excellence and cultural advancement.”
Sam Nujoma (1929–2025) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech at 86th Birthday Celebrations" (2015)
“Self-determination is a human right. The continued injustices meted out against the people of Palestine are a reminder of the urgent need to start implementing the two-state solution as the only viable alternative that can end inequality and bring peace to both the peoples of Palestine, Israel and indeed the region.”
Hage Geingob (1941–2024) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Statement at the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly" (2022)
“We view the establishment, maintenance and enhancement of our administration of justice as an integral component, not only for the maintenance of peace and security within Namibia, but also for the advancement of our developmental agenda. Therefore, the sacrosanctity of judicial independence in Namibia can never be questioned.”
Hage Geingob (1941–2024) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Address by H.E. Hage G Geingob - Opening of Legal Year" (8 February 2023)
“After Namibia’s independence was secured, we needed to develop a new narrative for an independent country that had been fractured by apartheid. We had to overcome the hatred of the past – hatred between blacks and whites, and between different linguistic and ethnic groups. We focused on reconciling Namibia to ensure peace. We succeeded in building a reconciled society.”
Hage Geingob (1941–2024) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Inaugural speech" (2015)
“It shows through in us too. Everybody runs after peace and security. That's running after the changeless. Everybody runs after freedom. That's running after the infinite, and everybody runs after happiness. We all get married and have children... and you're restricted to the pursuit of happiness, not to its attainment. It's written.”
John Dobson (amateur astronomer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“From this we conclude, that, to live in harmony and peace...we must trace a line of distinction between those (assertions) that are capable of verification, and those that are not; (we must) separate by an inviolable barrier the world of fantastical beings from the world of realities...[10]”
Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney (1757–1820) said by 1820 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We understand one another and we are able to work together for the good of society. Through this dynamic of frequent meetings, in spite of provocations, we are able to maintain peace.”
Raphy Manjaly (born 1958) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Varanasi decided to send a peace mission... to spread the message of peace in Orissa.” An interview with the Bishop Raphy Manjaly of Varanasi. (18 September 2008) Fides News Agency
“It has become more evident that the celebration of the Eucharist is truly the culmination and source of all the life and mission of the Christian communities, which are called to live and transmit the message of hope and peace of the Gospel from generation to generation.”
Claudio Maniago (born 1959) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishop hopes new Italian missal will help Catholics rediscover beauty of Mass (26 November 2020) Catholic News Agency
“With unity and collective wisdom, we can accomplish any goal. I am confident that with the spirit of partnership and cooperation, we will be able to prevail over the virus, build an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world with lasting peace, universal security and common development, and together foster a community with a shared future for mankind.”
Li Zhanshu (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Relating to God and then doing what you reasonably can and say I have to let the rest go, and that's where you find peace.”
Donald Edward DeGrood (born 1965) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Eye On KELOLAND: Bishop’s first-year reflections (4 March 2021) Keloland
“When men wonder why women won't just let them have their cosy little clubs in peace, one answer is that we fear the mentality those cosy little clubs can sometimes produce.”
Gaby Hinsliff (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whatever happens, I'll be here to the very end, and so will my priests. All we can do now is pray to God, who is now the only one who can bring back peace.”
Marko Sopi (1938–2006) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: War Tests Religious Loyalties (18 April 1999) National Catholic Register
“We have competing interests here, and balancing those interests is the reality in the U.S.-China relationship. We're going to compete. We have to compete responsibly and keep the peace between our countries. But we also have to engage.”
R. Nicholas Burns (born 1956) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: U.S. ambassador on why China competition must be managed while keeping "the peace"" in CBS (25 February 2024)
“I defended the speaker [ Nancy Pelosi ]. I defended her right to travel to Taiwan. I defended the peace and stability that we’ve had in the Taiwan Strait for nearly six decades.”
R. Nicholas Burns (born 1956) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: China must show it’s not an ‘agent of instability’ on Taiwan, US Ambassador to China says" in CNN (19 August 2022)
“The people of China are not our enemy. We do want to live in peace with China. No person in their right mind should want this relationship to end up in conflict or in war.”
R. Nicholas Burns (born 1956) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Conversation With Us Ambassador To China R. Nicholas Burns on US-China Relations" (2023)
“I truly believe that one day we will find peace in our world, but only through prayer and sacrifice.”
Dominick John Lagonegro (born 1943) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishop at Mass recalls aunt's story of being at Fatima for miracle of sun (16 October 2017) Catholic News Service
“As a peace-loving people, and as members of the world community of peoples, we recognize clearly that science has raced ahead of man's readiness to deal with all the complexities of what science has created. With the advent of nuclear weapons, war has ceased to offer a solution for disputes among nations. War has become, not only out-of-date, but senseless.”
Lewis Strauss (1896–1974) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Remarks Prepared by Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, for delivery to Joint U.S .- Canada Civil Defense Committee Battle Creek, Michigan, Oct. 19, 1956
“I tried to organize peace in Europe and I thought that the first thing to do was to bring France and Italy together. I thought that this was the first link in a chain which would one day lead us to an agreement with Germany.”
Pierre Laval (1883–1945) first seen 1942 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech to an audience of teachers (3 September 1942), quoted in Geoffrey Warner, Pierre Laval and the Eclipse of France (1968), p. 63
“Starting from the faith in the Risen Jesus Christ, victorious over the Kingdom of evil, we can show the world paths of hope, peace, freedom; paths that lead to erasing ancestral fears, such as witchcraft that sowed much suffering among our peoples.”
Manuel António Mendes dos Santos (born 1960) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: H. Exc. Mons. Manuel António MENDES DOS SANTOS, C.M.F., Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe (SÃO TOMÉ) (October 13, 2009) Press Office of the Holy See
“Life in our countries is not easy. My diocese is in the Indonesian region of west Papua and daily problems include the need for more justice and peace frequently threatened by violence. However we have seen that local Churches in Africa and in America have the same difficulties.”
John Philip Saklil (1960–2019) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: We come from local churches in remote areas of the world and in these three weeks we have heard the beating heart of the universal Church, say participants at the end of the Study Seminar for recently appointed Bishops …
“America, for once in its brief and not always glorious history, must try to learn that its own experience is peculiar in world history, that it has been unusually fortunate in coming to maturity in an epoch of untypical peace and prosperity, and that it cannot continue to judge the world by the norm of its own mythology.”
Samuel T. Francis (1947–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Aristotle foresaw this situation in his Politics: the struggle of the foreign-born against the native-born, with the former committing acts of injustice to conquer the latter. This is why Aristotle recommended as the first concern of politics maintaining the ethno-cultural homogeneity of the city-state in order to preserve peace and democracy.”
Guillaume Faye (1949–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At first, the Muslim community, in its minority position, settles in a foreign land and practices Dar al-Sulh, meaning ‘momentary peace’. This happens because the infidel, in his blindness and naïvety, allows Islamic proselytism on his own soil, without requiring any reciprocity in Muslim lands. This is the stage that we are currently experiencing”
Guillaume Faye (1949–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I want to make it a platform from which we shall demand each day before Europe our rights and our ravished provinces. France is at the mercy of Germany. We are in a state of latent war; neither peace nor freedom nor progress is any longer possible in Europe.”
Léon Gambetta (1838–1882) first seen 1870 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Circular letter sent to Alsace-Lorraine to advertise the daily newspaper République Française, which was founded in November 1871, quoted in Herbert Tint, The Decline of French Patriotism 1870–1940 (1964), p. 20
“China is committed to upholding peace and security in Asia and supports the gradual development of a regional security architecture that meets the reality of the region and the needs of various parties.”
Zhang Yesui (born 1953) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech by Executive Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui At the Luncheon of the Sixth World Peace Forum" (June 26, 2017)
“Under the present complicated and fluid international situation, a growing relationship between China and the United States not only serves the interests of our two countries and peoples, but also contributes to world peace, stability and development. China would like to work with the United States in taking our relations forward.”
Zhang Yesui (born 1953) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech by Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui at the Fifth China-US Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation" (June 20, 2020)
“There can be no social peace in the Republic, and social reform is impossible without the king.”
Charles Maurras (1868–1952) first seen 1908 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Action Française (1 August 1908), quoted in Robert Gildea, The Past in French History (1994; 1996), p. 310
“Until today, we still believe that statehood for Palestinians is the way forward, so we hope that this time around we will be able to achieve that, so that all people in the region can live in security and peace.”
Mohammad Mustafa (born 1954) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mohammad Mustafa (2024) cited in: "Mustafa has huge task of uniting factions" in New Straits Times, 16 March 2024.
“As we look forward to Christmas, I encourage all to celebrate in moderation, let us remember to share our joy with the poor and less privileged. God gave Jesus to us as a gift and we must also offer ourselves as gifts to other, in terms of doing whatever we can to bring peace, comfort and solace to others”
John Bonaventure Kwofie (born 1958) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Celebrate Christmas by Encountering “abandoned, marginalized, forgotten”: Ghanaian Prelate (14 December 2019) ACIA Africa
“Christians are everywhere, in all three tribal communities, the Kuki, the Meitei and the Naga, and therefore, in essence, the experience of being brothers and sisters in Christ can restore the sense of community and fraternity and help to see the other not as an enemy, but as brothers and sisters with whom one can live peacefully. Faith in Christ helps to create peace and justice.”
Linus Neli (born 1957) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Archbishop Neli: the path to peace in Manipur is not achieved with weapons and separation walls (26 September 2024) Fides News Agency
“All we desire is peace and unity and love to reign among the citizens of Tanzania, irrespective of religious beliefs.”
Damian Denis Dallu (born 1955) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Islamist extremist groups warn Christians: “The coming Easter will be one of disaster” (18 February 2013) Fides News Agency
“The Church is much appreciated by Mozambique because of its work of pacification in the country carried out in collaboration with the Community of Sant'Egidio. The Church continues to work to consolidate the culture of peace.”
Atanasio Amisse Canira (born 1962) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: PMS National Directors of Burkina Faso-Niger and Mozambique tell Fides about the “increasingly missionary character of the African Church” (20 May 2010) Fides News Agency
“Everything we possess and have here, which we consider to be wealth, is not valuable because everything can be lost overnight and that it has its value and meaning for us only when there is true God's peace.”
Volodymyr Firman (born 1976) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I ask for prayer that I may be a good minister to all of you”: Bishop Volodymyr Firman (27 August 2023) Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
“We have to swear 70 times 7 times that never, never, never, will one drop of blood fall in Haiti...We all want peace. Let all weapons be silent. To all of those who question their dreams, remember Oct. 15. To all of those who are discouraged in the pursuit of their dreams, remember Oct. 15.”
Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 1953) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: quoted in "ARISTIDE RETURNS TO ACCLAIM IN HAITI" By Douglas Farah (October 15, 1994)
“Mr. Batalvi agree with Mr. Muahaam Ali Jinnah Qauid-e-Azam who beautifully elucidated in his quotation, "Islam established democracy, peace and justice to safeguard the rights of the oppressed" .”
Ijaz Hussain Batalvi (1923–2004) said by 2004 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To build peace all the causes of discord among men, which generate wars must disappear; especially injustice.”
Fabio Duque Jaramillo (1950–2022) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The suspension of the hydroelectric project El Quimbo requested by the population (18 November 2016) Fides News Agency
“It is important not to stop praying now: this is the moment when prayer is our strongest weapon. We must believe in peace, invoke it in all possible ways and teach our young people who are experiencing the horror of war, the value of life.”
Maksym Ryabukha (born 1980) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The appeal of the Salesians: "We must pray, people need to feel the presence of God" (5 March 2022) Fides News Agency
“Building a resilient, robust, and diversified economy holds the key to sustainable peace.”
Siminalayi Fubara (born 1975) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fubara laments Rivers’ loss of industrial might, investment destination. 22 May 2024, Punch Newspaper.
“If leaving this position is what I need or what is needed to bring more peace to the state, I can even tell you people to come and take it. It’s not about me. People should understand that definitely I will go but Rivers State will still remain.”
Siminalayi Fubara (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source