“The government and the opposition need to think about their people, if they actually went out and saw the conditions in which their people are living, it might actually mean that they would pause and think again about the importance of peace.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsMeanGovernmentMightPeaceSawsConditionsImportanceOppositionPauses Author:Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos
“In the light of consciousness all sorts of things happen and one need not give special importance to any. The sight of a flower is as marvelous as the vision of God. Let them be. Why remember them and then make memory into a problem? Be bland about them; do not divide them into high and low, inner and outer, lasting and transient. Go beyond, go back to the source, go to the self that is the same whatever happens.” NeedsGivingSelfProblemLightHappensRememberPeaceMemoriesConsciousnessVisionSpecialFlowerSourceLowsSightImportanceThings HappenLastingDividesMarvelousTransientWhatever HappensBlandHighs And LowsMaking Memories Author:Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
“I give to my friends the assurance that if they will recast their ideas and attitudes about the relative importance of the spiritual to the material, and bring themselves to participate in the mighty cause of establishing God's kingdom in the earth, they will find a satisfaction, a sureness of purpose, a peace and contentment, surpassing anything they have ever known.” IfsGivingIdeasEarthSpiritualPurposeCausesPeaceAttitudeKnownMaterialsMy FriendsImportanceSatisfactionKingdomsContentmentRelativeAssuranceSurpassing Author:Stephen L. Richards
“There is more value in placing a flower in a rifle barrel than making war. As Jimi Hendrix used to say, musical notes have more importance than bullets.” WarUsedValuesPeaceFlowerImportanceNotesMusicalBulletsBarrelsRiflesHendrixMusical Notes Author:Carlos Santana
“Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians.” PeaceStepsConflictSolutionsImportancePalestinianIdaho Author:Ariel Sharon