P Quotes
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“Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.”
“Peace, bread, work, and freedom is the best we can achieve.”
“Peace, comfort, quiet, happiness, I have found away from home. Only your own family, those nearest and dearest, can hurt you.”
“Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.”
“Peace, development and human rights are essentially inter-related, inter-dependent and indivisible.”
“Peace, development, and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we expect economic development in a battlefield?”
“Peace, however, is not merely a gift to be received: it is also a task to be undertaken. In order to be true peacemakers, we must educate ourselves in compassion, solidarity, working together, fraternity, in being active within the community and concerned to raise awareness about national and international issues and the importance of seeking adequate mechanisms for the redistribution of wealth, the promotion of growth, cooperation for development and conflict resolution. 'Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God', as Jesus says in the Sermon on the Mount”
“Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace.”
Source: The Treason of the Intellectuals
“Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace. It will not be the abstaining from an act, but the coming of a state of mind.”
Source: Winds of War
“Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace. It will not be the abstaining from an act, but the coming of a state of mind. In this sense the most insignificant writer can serve peace, where the most powerful tribunals can do nothing.”
Source: The Treason of the Intellectuals
“Peace, if possible, but justice at any rate.”
“Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold. It will not remove the pain of torture inflicted on a prisoner of conscience. It does not comfort those who have lost their loved ones in floods caused by senseless deforestation in a neighboring country. Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free.”
“Peace, Inc. is sometimes as worrying as War, Inc. It's a way of managing public anger. We're all being managed, and we don't even know it.”
“Peace, Land, and Bread! All power to the Soviet!”
“Peace, like charity, begins at home.”
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1939, Volume 8
“Peace, like freedom, is no original state which existed from the start; we shall have to make it, in the truest sense of the word.”
Source: Peace: Writings and Speeches of the Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 1971
“Peace, like war, can succeed only where there is a will to enforce it, and where there is available power to enforce it.”
“Peace, non-violence, human rights and the environment - if only everybody saw these as the seamless whole that they are”
“Peace, or freedom from conflict, is the absolute core of happiness. It is in learning to watch our sense of peace that we avoid unhappiness. All forms of misery are heralded by a frame of mind that must become immediately recognizable if we are ever to gain mastery in happiness...Take the time to look in your heart and be clear. Walk through life being clear. Practice doing each thing in peace.”
“Peace, peace, peace. Peace is organized.”
“Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin? The Blood of Jesus whispers peace within.”
“Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.”
Source: Messages and Papers of the Presidents: James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, and Franklin Pierce
“Peace, prosperity, and democracy cannot endure if imposed from the outside. We should cease to make false distinctions between peacekeeping and prevention; they are in fact inextricably linked.”
“Peace, so elusive in the past many decades, now finally prevails all over the country.”
“Peace, sweet peace finally comes to men when they humbly yield to the gentle pressure of the Spirit.”
“Peace, that glorious moment in time when everyone stops and reloads.”
“Peace, though beloved of our Lord, is a cardinal virtue only if your neighbors share your conscience.”
Source: Cloud Atlas (Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition): A Novel
“Peace, to have meaning for many who have only known suffering in both peace and war, must be translated into bread or rice, shelter, health and education, as well as freedom and human dignity.”
“Peace, tremulous, unexpected, sent a taproot out of nowhere into Morgan's heart.”
“Peace, unity and harmony!”
“Peace, which costs nothing, is attended with infinitely more advantage than any victory with all its expence.”
Source: Rights of Man, Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution... by T. Paine...
“Peace-not passion, not personal possessions, not personal accomplishments nor happiness-is one of the greatest blessings a man can receive.”
“Peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no trouble, noise, or hard work. it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart”
“Peace. It is a providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now.”
Source: The Crucible
“Peace. That's what I want all around the world, everywhere I go I always do the peace sign with my fingers.”
“Peace. That's what salaam means. Peace unto you." The words brought forth an echo from Ender's memory. His mother's voice reading to him softly, when he was very young. ... The kiss, the word, the peace were with him still. I am only what I remember, and Alai is my friend in a memory so intense that they can't tear him out. Like Valentine, the strongest memory of all.”
“Peace. The upland serenity of high altitude, the openness of grassland without indigenous bush or trees; the greening, yellowing or silver-browning that prevailed, according to season.”
Source: The Conservationist
“Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war.”
Source: Unseen Academicals: (Discworld Novel 37)
“Peaceable times are the best to live in, though not so proper to furnish materials for a writer.”
Source: The Spectator, no. 507-600. The Guardian. By Nestor Ironside, esq; The Lover. The present state of the war, and the necessity of an argumentation, considered. The late tryal and conviction of Count Tariff. The Whig-examiner. The Free-holder. Of the Christian religion. The names of the subscribers
“Peaceful and kind one monk is more valuable than violent and rude ten thousand men!”
“Peaceful circulation has been interupted by barbed wire and concrete blocks. For a city or a people to be truly free, they must have the secure right, without economic, political or police pressure, to make their own choices and live their own lives.”
“Peaceful co-existence is the heart of humanity.”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“Peaceful coexistence cannot be limited to the powerful countries if we want to ensure world peace.”
Source: Che Guevara Reader: Writings on Politics & Revolution
“Peaceful disputes are maintained when men sincerely believe that they are morally, logically correct about the issues at hand. It is when neither side is really certain that wars are instigated.”
Source: Killosophy
“Peaceful is the one who is not concerned with having more or less.”
“Peaceful is the one who's not concerned with having more or less. Unbound by name and fame, he is free from sorrow from the world and mostly from himself.”
“Peaceful mind is Masterpiece.”
“Peaceful New Yorkers, pls refute the Ground Zero mosque plan if you believe catastrophic pain caused @ Twin Towers site is too raw, too real.”
“Peaceful parenting is not permissive. It is not lazy. It is not idealistic. Peaceful parenting is thoughtful, gentle guidance based on respect for the individuality of humans, no matter how small; knowledge of developmental norms and age-appropriate expectations; acceptance of the imperfections of all humans, parent and child alike, and of life itself; and understanding of the unique personality and needs of each individual child. Peaceful parenting takes intention, creativity, self-control, self-awareness, connection, communication, cooperation, and sacrifice. Peaceful parenting is an investment in a peaceful future.”
“Peaceful roads are for the unpeaceful minds; restful attracts the unrestful; the empty streets of tranquillity pull the anxious souls towards itself!”