Being there Quote by Martti Ahtisaari

Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.

— Daniel Pipes

Conflicts between nations will continue to arise. The real issue is whether they are to be resolved by force, or by resort to peaceful…

— Haile Selassie

When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.

— Daisaku Ikeda

I believe there's no such thing as a conflict that can't be ended. They're created and sustained by human beings. They can be ended…

— George J. Mitchell

Understanding the nature of conflict leads to peace.

— Lester B. Pearson

Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it

— Anonymous

As long as personal conflict exists, there will never be peace

— Anurag Prakash Ray

We have seen enough of war to know that it doesn't work to resolve conflicts. It only exacerbates them. It is time we find…

— Peter Kuznick

Every conflict plagues the peace that follows it.

— Stephen L. Carter

Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions by many people in many countries. It is an attitude, a way of life,…

— Oscar Arias

Peace is not just the absence of war. True peace depends upon creating the opportunity that makes life worth living. And to do that,…

— Barack Obama

Only by addressing the root causes of conflict and disputes can we hope to find lasting peace in a just and equitable world.

— Mwai Kibaki