A nation's hope of lasting peace cannot be firmly based upon any race in armaments but rather upon just relations and honest understanding with all other nations. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
We will always apply the same principles of collective security, prudent caution, and superior weaponry that enabled us to peacefully prevail in the long cold war against the Soviet Union. — Theodore C. Sorensen
The best defence of peace is not power, but the removal of the causes of war, and international agreements which will put peace on a stronger foundation, than the terror of destruction. — Lester B. Pearson
It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. — John F. Kennedy
A truly successful army is one that, because of its strength and ability and dedication, will not be called upon to fight, for no one will dare to provoke it. — Ronald Reagan
We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
If you wish for peace be ready for war. — Proverbs
For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and, if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over.
Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you. — St. Jerome
At the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit. And that center is really everywhere. It is within each of us. — Black Elk
Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situation that threaten your peace of mind, self respect, values, morals and self worth.
It is not the world that needs peace, it is people. When people in the world are at peace within, the world will be at peace. — Prem Rawat
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace. — Oscar Wilde
Our apologies, good friends, for the fracture of good order, the burning of paper instead of children. How many must die before our voices are heard, how many must be tortured, dislocated, starved, maddened? When, at what point, will you say no to this war? — Daniel Berrigan
The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load. — Elizabeth II
Being Peaceful Quotes
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. — Malcolm X
If you judge people, you have no time to love them. — Mother Teresa
There is in this world no such force as the force of a person determined to rise. The human soul cannot be permanently chained. — W. E. B. Du Bois
The planet does not need more "successful people". The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lover of all kinds.
Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Blessed be you, my God, for having created me. — Clare of Assisi
Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child. — Maria Montessori
you must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right. — Rosa Parks
Don't let the past steal your present. Your past has not defined, deterred or defeated you. It has only strengthened who you are today.
As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. — Pythagoras
What we need in South Africa is for egos to be suppressed in favour of peace. We need to create a new breed of South Africans who love their country and love everybody, irrespective of their colour. — Chris Hani
We preferred our own way of living. We were no expense to the government. All we wanted was peace and to be left alone. — Crazy Horse
True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed. — Dalai Lama
Peace Quotes
Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily. To lean upon Thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding of Thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face tomorrow, confidently, courageously. — Francis of Assisi
It is so easy to break down and destroy.
The heroes are those who make peace and
build. — Nelson Mandela
I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery. — Thomas Jefferson
Always bear in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone’s head. They are fighting to win material benefits, to live better and in peace, to see their lives go forward, to guarantee the future of their children. . . — Amilcar Cabral
We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world. — Lal Bahadur Shastri
The hardest walk is walking alone, but it's also the walk that makes you the strongest.
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined... — Henry David Thoreau
Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. — Dalai Lama
Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I don't do great things. I do small things with great love. — Mother Teresa
Peaceful Quotes
We must establish a new world order based on justice, on equity, and on peace. — Fidel Castro
He who keeps his heart near God will find peace and tranquility, whilst he who gives his heart to the people will find restlessness and apprehension. — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car. — Will Rogers
The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.
Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen. Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world. — Barack Obama
European merchants supply the best weaponry, contributing to their own defeat. — Saladin
Silence is a source of great strength.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. — Albert Einstein
I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees. — Emiliano Zapata
Children learn more from what you are than what you teach. — W. E. B. Du Bois
If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander. — Mary Mcleod Bethune
One can develop new capacities and strengths with which to meet the natural vicissitudes of living; that one may gain a sense of inner peace through greater self-acceptance, through a more realistic perspective on one's relationships and experiences. — Eda LeShan
Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot. — Margaret Thatcher
Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.
In America, we believe in peace through strength, and that's what we will have. — Donald Trump
I think you believe in these words, I think - three very important words, peace through strength, right. Peace through strength. — Donald Trump
Peace through strength works; but the flip side is war invited by weakness. — Pete Hegseth
We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.
You and I have the courage to say to our enemies, 'There is a price we will not pay.' There is a point beyond which they must not advance. This is the meaning of the phrase 'Peace through strength.' — Ronald Reagan
I think I've always believed in Ronald Reagan's adage, "Peace through Strength." Let's grow stronger on a transatlantic basis in our economies. — Mike Pence
I see a comparison between the two [Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump]. Peace through strength. What Chris Matthews don't grasp is that day Donald Trump gave a speech in which he said he's going to build the U.S. military up to Ronald Reagan levels. — Rudy Giuliani
Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. — Dalai Lama
There is something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty. — Winston Churchill
We have to have a strong law enforcement in America. So we do not go abroad in the search of war, we really are searching for peace, but it is peace through strength. — Donald Trump
Peace through strength works. We've got the greatest military in the world. I want them to dominate any potential conflict. — Bobby Jindal
We will stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power. We will stop that nuclear arms race that could happen in the Middle East. We will also make that Putin knows we have brigades in eastern Europe to make sure we deter his aggression. Peace through strength works. — Bobby Jindal
The pornography of tough-mindedness, covert action, and preparedness for "peace through strength" has had a predictably hypnotic effect on the legislative branch, turning it from legal watchdog to lapdog. — Christopher Hitchens
Having strength, having a strong military, is the ally of peace. Exercising that strength through military action is not always necessary if you have the confidence and clarity of vision and purpose which America demands. — Mitt Romney
When others spoke of the fear of war, you spoke of the need for warriors and peace through strength. When others bewailed the failure of big government to provide for the collective good, you spoke of self-reliance, of personal responsibility, of individual pride and integrity. When others preached compromise - when others demanded compromise, you, Ronald Reagan, preached conviction. — Margaret Thatcher
The cure is care. Caring for others is the practice of peace. Caring becomes as important as curing. Caring produces the cure, not the reverse. Caring about nuclear war and its victims is the beginning of a cure for our obsession with war. Peace does not comes through strength. Quite the opposite: Strength comes through peace. The practices of peace strengthen us for every vicissitude. . . . The task is immense! — Sargent Shriver
In the quiet hours, in the heat of battle, and through the hazards of the day; in times of temptation, of sorrow, of peace and of blessing, let us pray always, both alone, and with our families gathered around us, with gratitude for the blessings of life, for understanding of its problems, and for strength to endure to the end. — Heber J. Grant
Your life is a learning process - you can only become wiser from learning. Sometimes you might have to attract making a painful mistake to learn something important, but after the mistake you have far greater wisdom. Wisdom cannot be bought with money - it can only be acquired through living life. With wisdom comes strength, courage, knowing, and an ever-increasing peace. — Rhonda Byrne
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