“For peace of mind, we need to resign as general manager of the universe.” InspirationalNeedsMindMotivationalUniversePeaceSimplicityInner PeaceManagersPeace Of MindFinding PeacePeace And HappinessInner HappinessInner Peace And HappinessPeace Of SoulGeneral ManagerSpiritual Peace Author:Larry Eisenberg
“To be successful you don't need to do extraordinary things, you just need to do ordinary things extraordinarily well.” NeedsWellsGodHappinessSuccessPeaceChangeInspiringSuccessfulOrdinaryExtraordinaryBeing SuccessfulExtraordinary ThingsOrdinary Things Author:Jim Rohn
“Peace is more than just absence of war. It is rather a state in which no people of any country, in fact no group of people of any kind live in fear or in need.” PeopleNeedsKindWarCountryStatesFactsHumanityFearPeaceGroupsAbsence Author:Poul Hartling
“When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the one who has no shoes; the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.” NeedsGivingShouldDoeChristianNamesPeacePoorMoneyCompassionChristianityShareClothesMercyShoesSaintStealingHungryBreadNakedThievesCoatsClosetsTheologianBishopsDonationRottingHoardingCupboards Author:Saint Basil
“What is the revolution that we need? We need to dissolve the lie that some people have a right to think of other people as their property. And we need at last to form a circle that includes us all, in which all of us are seen as equal... We do not belong to the other, but our lives are linked; we belong in a circle of others.” PeopleThinkingNeedsLastsFormLyingPeaceDemocracyOur LivesRevolutionEqualPropertyCirclesLinkedUbuntu Author:Barbara Deming
“To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience. Nonviolent actions does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences. Nor does it have to petition those in power to do something about a situation. It can face the authorities with a new fact and say: Accept this new situation which we have created.” NeedsDoeFactsActionFacesSpeakForcePeaceSituationAcceptingNiceEffectsAuthorityConscienceViolentBeing NiceResortsMeekPetitionsNew Situations Author:Barbara Deming
“It belongs to the very substance of nonviolence never to destroy or damage another person's feeling of self worth, even an opponent's. We all need, constantly, an advance of trust and affirmation.” NeedsPersonsSelfFeelingsPeaceSelf WorthSubstanceOpponentsDamageNonviolenceAffirmation Author:Bernhard Haring
“The United States of America is still run by its citizens. The government works for us. Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or values. We do not need to dominate the world. We want and need to work with other nations. We want to find solutions other than killing people. Not in our name, not with our money, not with our children's blood.” PeopleWorldWantNeedsChildrenStillsStatesGovernmentRunningAmericaValuesNamesNationsPeaceUnitedUnited StatesBloodCitizensSolutionsTraditionOur ChildrenKillingUnited States Of AmericaImperialismUbuntuWants And NeedsAmerican TraditionGovernment Work Author:Molly Ivins
“Sensitivity to the immense needs of humanity brings with it a spontaneous rejection of the arms race, which is incompatible with the all out struggle against hunger, sickness, under-development and illiteracy.” NeedsHumanityPeaceRaceStruggleArmsDevelopmentHungerRejectionSicknessImmenseSpontaneousSensitivityUbuntuIlliteracyArms Race Author:Pope John Paul II
“We tend to defend vigorously things that in our deepest hearts we are not quite certain about. If we are certain of something we know, it doesn't need defending.” IfsKnowsNeedsHeartCertainPeaceUbuntu Author:Madeleine L'Engle
“We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind. To do so effectively, the world needs a global ethic with values which give meaning to life experiences and, more than religious institutions and dogmas, sustain the non-material dimension of humanity. Mankind's universal values of love, compassion, solidarity, caring and tolerance should form the basis for this global ethic which should permeate culture, politics, trade, religion and philosophy. It should also permeate the extended family of the United Nations.” MenWorldInspirationalNeedsGivingShouldPhilosophyTogetherFormValuesHumanityCultureNationsPeaceReligiousUnitedCompassionMankindMaterialsGoodnessEthicsMen And WomenUniversalBasesInstitutionsTradeCaringToleranceDimensionsWorking TogetherLife ExperienceHumankindDogmaSolidarityUnited NationsGoodwillUbuntuMeaning LifeExtended FamilyValue Of Love Author:Wangari Maathai
“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” NeedsPeaceCommunityGroupsUbuntuAngelicTroublemaker Author:Bayard Rustin
“You measure a government by how few people need help.” PeopleNeedsHelpingGovernmentPeaceUbuntuNeed Help Author:Patricia Schroeder
“So let us persevere. Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable. By defining our goal more clearly, by making it seem more manageable and less remote, we can help all peoples to see it, to draw hope from it, and to move irresistibly toward it.” NeedsWarHelpingSeemsMovingPeaceGoalDrawsInevitableDefiningPersevereManageable Author:John F. Kennedy
“Because the relationship between self and world is reciprocal, it is not a matter of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the Earth, the Earth heals us. No need to wait. As we care enough to take risks, we loosen the grip of ego and begin to come home to our true nature.” WorldNeedsFirstsSelfMatterEnoughHomeCareEarthPeaceWaitingActingRiskEgoSavedHealEnlightenedComing HomeTrue NatureReciprocal Author:Joanna Macy
“Just as we take for granted the need to acquire proficiency in the basic academic subjects, I am hopeful that a time will come when we can take it for granted that children will learn, as part of the curriculum, the indispensability of inner values: love, compassion, justice, and forgiveness.” LoveNeedsChildrenValuesPeaceJusticeCompassionLearningSubjectsForgivenessBuddhistGrantedAcquireHopefulAcademicIndispensableCurriculumTeaching ChildrenCore ValuesChildren LearningTaking Things For GrantedLove And ForgivenessProficiency Author:Dalai Lama
“Purusing peace means rising above one's own wants, needs, and emotions.” WantNeedsMeanPeaceEmotionRisingRise Above Author:Benazir Bhutto