936 private quotes tagged peace

“Character... is a habit, the daily choice of right over wrong it is a moral quality which grows to maturity in peace and is not suddenly developed on the outbreak of war.” — Charles Wilson

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“Many a happiness in life, as many a disaster, can be due to chance, but the peace within us can never be governed by chance.” — Maurice Maeterlinck

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“Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!” — Honore de Balzac

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“We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.” — Anton Chekhov

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“I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.” — George W. Bush

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“For capitalism, war and peace are business and nothing but business.” — Karl Liebknecht

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“You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil buy it, by compromise with evil.” — John Ruskin

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“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” — Nhat Hanh

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“The mere assemblage of peace loving people to interchange convincing reasons for their common faith, mere exhortation and argument to the public in favor of peace in general fall short of the mark.” — Elihu Root

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“I get those fleeting, beautiful moments of inner peace and stillness - and then the other 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day, I'm a human trying to make it through in this world.” — Ellen DeGeneres

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“Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.” — Yoko Ono

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“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.” — Marvin Gaye

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“If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.” — Desmond Tutu

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“When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.” — George Harrison

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“America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.” — George W. Bush

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“We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.” — George W. Bush

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“Fill you mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart.” — Marianne Williamson

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“My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace.” — Maureen O'Hara

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“It's easy to sit in relative luxury and peace and pontificate on the subject of the Third World debts.” — Roger Moore

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“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.” — Jimmy Carter

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“None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace.” — Theodor Adorno

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“To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the disturbance, the greater the possibility of misunderstanding.” — Anatole Broyard

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“There can be no vulnerability without risk there can be no community without vulnerability there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community.” — M. Scott Peck

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“How can you consider flower power outdated? The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated?” — Robert Plant

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“The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.” — Matthew Henry

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