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The greatest religious problem today is how to be both a mystic and a militant; in other words how to combine the search for an… — Ursula K. Le Guin
In 1989, thirteen nations comprising 1,695,000 people experienced nonviolent revolutions that succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations . . . If we add all the countries… — Walter Wink
It may seem sometimes as if a culture of peace does not stand a chance against the culture of war, the culture of violence and… — Kofi Annan
Peace - the word evokes the simplest and most cherished dream of humanity. Peace is, and has always been, the ultimate human aspiration. And yet… — Javier Perez de Cuellar
The real Art of Peace is not to sacrifice a single one of your warriors to defeat an enemy. Vanquish your foes by always keeping… — Morihei Ueshiba
I try to operate on two unconnected levels. One on the practical level of action in which I am extremely cautious and conservative. The second… — Tony Benn
So we must lay it down that the association which is a state exists not for the purpose of living together but for the sake… — Aristotle
...the life which is best for men, both separately, as individuals, and in the mass, as states, is the life which has virtue sufficiently supported… — Aristotle
Personal power is the ability to take action. — Tony Robbins
If experience be consulted, it will be found there is no action, however abominable, that has not received the applause of some people. Parricide -… — Baron d'Holbach
...recognize and respect Earth's beautiful systems of balance, between the presence of animals on land, the fish in the sea, birds in the air, mankind,… — Margaret Mead
Romantic love reaches out in little ways, showing attention and admiration. Romantic love remembers what pleases a woman, what excites her, and what surprises her.… — Charles Stanley
Only when something becomes a problem for "me" as one of my goal orientated actions, do I pause in full stride, as it were, in… — Unknown Author
Scientific theories tell us what is possible; myths tell us what is desirable. Both are needed to guide proper action. — John Maynard Smith
We must care to think about the unthinkable things, because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless. — J. William Fulbright
In life some people trip and some fall but some take that trip and make a beautiful dance out of it. — Rob Dyrdek
There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth. — George Holyoake
Dreams don't work unless you do — John C. Maxwell
A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must....be undaunted when the going gets tough. — Ronald Reagan
In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves. When we worry less about ourselves an experience of our own suffering is less intense.… — Dalai Lama

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