Every man wishes to pursue his occupation and to enjoy the fruits of his labours and the produce of his property in… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
A universal peace, it is to be feared, is in the catalogue of events, which will never exist but in the imaginations… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Screwed-up people settle fights through violence. Screwed-up people start wars that could kill millions. Normal people settle fights through cookies, cakes, and… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
“One day when God fell asleep And the Holy Ghost went off flying, He got into a box of miracles and stole… — Alberto Caeiro Copy Share Image
“I didn't know why he had chosen me, why it was only to me that he could show the most humbling sides… — John Knowles Copy Share Image
“When you are depressed you are not at peace. You are not at peace because you are not using your creative potential.… — Kate McGahan Copy Share Image
“If you prefer to be ‘doing’ rather than simply ‘being’, then there are other activities that can help you reach a ‘meditative’… — Pamela Sommers Copy Share Image
“How can I help this son of mine see when I can't see? The parent must always self-parent first, self-preach before child-teach,… — Ann Voskamp Copy Share Image
I would lay down my life to defend any one of the States from aggression, which endangered peace or threatened its institutions.… — Sam Houston Copy Share Image
Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold,… — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
People are fond of using military terms to describe what they do. We call it bombing when we go out painting, when… — Banksy Copy Share Image
In the midst of wanton aggression, we still call upon the Arab inhabitants of the State of Israel to return to the… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
“I am in a constant search for pain in order to find happiness. I have this sick need to throw myself in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Problems or successes, they all are the results of our own actions. Karma. The philosophy of action is that no one else… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Copy Share Image
I can't see no great difference atween givin' up territory afore a war, out of a dread of war, and givin' it… — James F. Cooper Copy Share Image
“Jesus offers a type of peace that the world cannot offer (John 14:27). The “peace” that the world gives is fleeting and… — Michael J Heil Copy Share Image
“We are victims of war as well as those who fall in battle, because for six, to nine, to twelve months a… — Theresa Marguerite Hewitt Copy Share Image
“To reconcile ourselves with one another, we must release our judgments and make peace with the fact that we are one. This… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Gentleness is the ability to bear reproaches and slights with moderation, and not to embark on revenge quickly, and not to be… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“Human consciousness at present is a sort of battlefield. And you know what Tolstoy tells us about battles in War and Peace.… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
From a tale one expects a bit of wildness, of exaggeration and dramatic effect. The tale has no inherent concern with decorum,… — Peter Straub Copy Share Image
“Once I used my powers. Now I feel like a dancing instructor, reminding the queen whom she is dancing with at this… — Patricia A. McKillip Copy Share Image
That was when it was all made painfully clear to me. When you are a child, there is joy. There is laughter.… — Peter David Copy Share Image
“We can make room for more experiences of radiance, peace, and beauty; and when we do, they arrive. When we make an… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“Understanding languages and other cultures builds bridges. It is the fastest way to bring the world closer together and to Truth. Through… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
“The war, therefore if we judge it by the standards of previous wars, is merely an imposture. It is like the battles… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Deep within the center of the soul is a chamber of peace where God lives and where, if we will enter it… — L. B. E. Cowman Copy Share Image
We celebrate peace. Yet we pay no attention to the ways of curing aggression in human beings. And when one sees in… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
“The kid was cramping Martin's style. Martin's style was drama-free, peace, and quiet. It did not include slamming doors, difficult personal questions,… — Marshall Thornton Copy Share Image
'Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord' (Heb. 12:14), Why did… — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
Wars are no longer waged in the name of a sovereign who must be defended; they are waged on behalf of the… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
“Let us now yearn for the possibility of building a happiness in every heart. Let us now build inward a new world… — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“Any resolution, no matter how imperfect or unjust, was welcomed by a civilized world sickened with guilt that it had looked away… — Matt Fulton Copy Share Image
If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
We remember the surge and we remember the Awakening -- when the abyss of chaos turned toward the promise of reconciliation. By… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“From this day forward, allow your peaceful intentions to cure the infected souls of hateful people. Allow your peaceful intentions to replace… — Shirena Anthony Copy Share Image
Peace requires something far more difficult than revenge or merely turning the other cheek; it requires empathizing with the fears and unmet… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
“Meditation is a mysterious method of self-restoration. It involves “shutting” out the outside world, and by that means sensing the universal “presence”… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
Peace is not merely the absence of warfare, any more than true health is simply the absence of disease. Nor is peace… — Anodea Judith Copy Share Image
The 21st century can and must be an American century. It began with terror, war, and economic calamity. It is our duty… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
