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Betty Williams

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Nobel laureate

Betty Williams is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, born on May 22, 1943. She is known for her contributions to the Irish peace movement, particularly for founding the 'Peace Mothers' organization, which aimed to end the conflict in Northern Ireland and promote peace and reconciliation.

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“I'm so grateful that God allowed me to go through that because it's made me.”

Made God Grateful So Grateful

Author:Betty Williams

“I have a very hard time with this word 'non-violence,' because I don't believe that I am non-violent. ... Right now, I would love to kill George Bush. I don't know how I ever got a Nobel Peace Prize, because when I see children die, the anger in me is just beyond belief. It's our duty as human beings, whatever age we are, to become the protectors of human life.”

“Nonviolence is the weapon of the strong.”

Strong Weapons Nonviolence

Author:Betty Williams

“We want to live and love and build a just and peaceful society.”

Want Justice And Love Peaceful Live And Love Peaceful Society

Author:Betty Williams

“I'm trying to show by my actions that you can make a far better world if you just care enough. That's all you have to do. It's no big deal. One act of kindness a day can do it.”

Ifs World Trying Enough Shows Bigs Care Action Can Do Deals Kindness Big Deal Acts Of Kindness

Author:Betty Williams

“We dedicate ourselves to working with our neighbors, near and far, day in and day out, to building that peaceful society in which the tragedies we have known are a bad memory and a continuing warning.”

Peace Memories Known Building Tragedy Neighbor Peaceful Warning Continuing Bad Memories Near And Far Peaceful Society

Author:Betty Williams

“Compassion is more important than intellect in calling forth the love that the work of peace needs, and intuition can often be a far more powerful searchlight than cold reason.”

Needs Important Reason Powerful Compassion Cold Calling Intuition Intellect Often Is Love And Compassion

Author:Betty Williams

“We want for our children, as we want for ourselves, our lives at home, at work and at play, to be lives of joy and peace.”

Want Children Play Home Joy Work Our Children

Author:Betty Williams

“Governments do not have the answers. Indeed quite the reversal. A lot of times they not only do not have the answers, they themselves are the problem. If we are committed to helping our world's children, then we must begin to create solutions from the bottom up.”

Ifs World Children Helping Problem Government Answers Solutions Bottom Committed Our World Problems And Solutions Solution To A Problem Reversal

Author:Betty Williams

“In a world that we know can feed itself, upwards of 40,000 children die very day from conditions of malnutrition. Surely we must question why we are allowing this carnage to continue”

Knows World Children Dies Conditions Allowing Malnutrition Carnage

Author:Betty Williams

“To say that on a daily basis you can make a difference, well, you can. One act of kindness a day can do it.”

Wells Can Do Differences Kindness Bases Humanitarian Making A Difference Acts Of Kindness You Can Make A Difference

Author:Betty Williams

“When all else fails, take a vacation.”

Failing Vacation When All Else Fails

Author:Betty Williams

“The Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded for what one has done, but hopefully what one will do.”

Done Hopefully Prize Nobel Nobel Peace Prize

Author:Betty Williams

“God doesn't start wars. That's the greatest load of nonsense. Mankind starts wars. But then we bless armies to go and kill in God's name. Somebody's got to blow that myth out of the water.”

War Names Water Mankind Army Blow Myth Nonsense Bless Load Start Wars

Author:Betty Williams

“Two-point-seven percent unemployment equates to -- everybody who wants to work is working. It equates to full employment.”

Want Two Percent Seven Employment Working It Unemployment

Author:Betty Williams

“There is no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution”

Use Problem Talking Solutions Problem Solving

Author:Betty Williams

“We have to create a world in which there are no unknown, hostile aliens at the other end of any missiles, and that is going to take a tremendous amount of sheer hard work. The only force which can break down those barriers is the force of love, the force of truth, soul-force.”

World Soul Ends Hard Force Break Hard Work Amount Aliens Barriers Sheer Hostile Breaking Down Missiles Soul Force

Author:Betty Williams

“We believe in taking down the barriers, but we also believe in the most energetic reconciliation among peoples by getting them to know each other, talk each other's languages, understand each other's fears and beliefs, getting to know each other physically, philosophically and spiritually. It is much harder to kill your near neighbor than the thousands of unknown and hostile aliens at the other end of a nuclear missile. We have to create a world in which there are no unknown, hostile aliens at the other end of any missiles...”

Knows World Believe Ends Belief Language Understanding Harder Neighbor Nuclear Aliens Barriers Hostile Reconciliation Missiles Energetic Nuclear Missiles Getting To Know Each Other

Author:Betty Williams

“Fear's contagious, but so is courage.”

Courage Contagious

Author:Betty Williams

“But without painful experiences, we dont grow”

Grows Painful Without Pain Painful Experiences

Author:Betty Williams

“Non violence is not a thing that comes easily. You have to learn how to be non-violent”

Violence Violent Non Violence Non Violent

Author:Betty Williams

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Born: May 22, 1943
Known for: Nobel laureate
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