936 private quotes tagged peace

“Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.” — Douglas MacArthur

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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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“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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“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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“Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of the body, the peace of the city, the security of the state. Like beams in a house or bones to a body, so is order to all things.” — Robert Southey

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“You'll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.” — George Michael

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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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“No one can find inner peace except by working, not in a self- centered way, but for the whole human family.” — Peace Pilgrim

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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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“You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.” — Gordie Howe

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“No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.” — Calvin Coolidge

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“Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.” — Barbara Boxer

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“Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil.” — Kin Hubbard

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“You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria.” — Henry A. Kissinger

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