Civilians Quote by George Clooney

“Peace is a fulltime job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. Peace, like war, must be waged.” quote by George Clooney — Download Open image

“Peace is a fulltime job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. Peace, like war, must be waged.”

George Clooney

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (5 ratings)

Civilians Disarming Election Exes Jobs Overseeing Peace Peacekeepers War

More by George Clooney

I was very lucky to get well known much later in life. You need to have flopped quite a few times to get a…

George Clooney

Image

The Patriot Act is certainly a concern; all of those things are dangerous. I think more important than me preaching is that we as…

George Clooney

Image

I enjoy going on motorcycle trips and stopping in small towns and enjoying drinks with the locals.

George Clooney

Image

The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he handled growing old on-screen. It's understanding that you're now basically a character actor.

George Clooney

I watch 'Batman & Robin' from time to time. It's the worst movie I ever made, so it's a good lesson in humility.

George Clooney

Image

I bought a piano once because I had the dream of playing As Time Goes By as some girl's leaning on it drinking a…

George Clooney

Image

I've walked with very famous people down red carpets over to the crowd of thousands of people, and you'll reach out to shake their…

George Clooney

Image

There is something very unsettling about being with someone when they die. People say it's peaceful. It's not peaceful. It's the most personal thing…

George Clooney

Image

The script for this film was written 52 years ago by Edward R. Murrow, who taught us many valuable lessons about responsibility and always,…

George Clooney

Image

I've been working with Pat Robertson on Africa debt-relief, and we disagree on virtually everything except certain very specific, inalienable rights, and the truth…

George Clooney

Image

My grandparents back in Kentucky owned a tobacco farm. So, to make money in the summer, we could cut and chop and top and…

George Clooney

Image

I don't like that man. Mr. Tall and Handsome, but I'm told he'll grow out of it. I'm surprised he's not here tonight!

George Clooney

Image

Explore all 285 George Clooney quotes

More Civilians quotes

UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States back to life, often after decades of conflict. The blue helmets and their civilian colleagues work together to organize elections, enact police and judicial reform, promote and protect human rights, conduct mine-clearance, advance gender equality, achieve the voluntary disarmament of former…

Kofi Annan

The proliferation of right-to-carry laws throughout the states has drawn plaintive complaints from the criminal element. They feel that it makes their profession too…

Jeff Cooper

Image

My aunt and uncle are clearly civilians.

Jimmy Kimmel

Image

Some of my best sources are ex-policemen, just to get a feeling of what it's like to be one. And it's quite different from being a civilian - except, of course, that I believe that policemen are just special sorts of civilians. Things like how hard it is to hold someone that doesn't want to be held. This is the…

Terry Pratchett

Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas.…

Mike Jackson

Image

Be kindly and just in your dealings with your men. Never play favorites. Make them feel that justice tempered with mercy may always be counted on. This does not mean a slackening of discipline. Obedience to orders and regulations must always be insisted upon, and good conduct on the part of the men exacted. Especially should this be done with…

John A. Lejeune

There's been a systematic propagandizing of American citizens for 30 years to make us forget what America is supposed to be and what our rights are and what our system is and what our core principles are. And one of them since 1807 has been this right that the founding generation put in place, to make sure that military troops…

Naomi Wolf

The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that [ eastern part] area [in Aleppo], and…

Bashar al-Assad

Image

For all the civilians saved thanks to the presence of peacekeepers, there have been those who were lost - the United Nations personnel who sacrificed their lives for a noble cause. Even as we mourn our fallen colleagues, we are all uplifted by their unflinching commitment and are inspired to strive even harder for the collective cause so eloquently envisaged…

Jan Eliasson