International Peace Day Quotes

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  Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.252, Princeton University Press

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• On this International Day, let us promise to make peace not just a priority, but a passion. Let us pledge to do more, wherever we are in whatever way we can, to make every day a day of peace.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Peace, Passion, Priorities

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• Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.

  John Lennon

  Inspirational, Life, Dream

  Song: Imagine, Album: The U.S. vs. John Lennon

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• Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

  Ronald Reagan

  Love, Peace, War

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• There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.

  A. J. Muste

  Peace, War, Ubuntu

  Quoted in N.Y. Times, 16 Nov. 1967

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• Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  Inspiring, Peace, Military

  Johnson, Lyndon B. (1965). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1964”, p.63, Best Books on

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• First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

  Thomas a Kempis

  Peace, Firsts, Tranquility

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• World Peace Day is envisioned to become a moment of global unity - it is up to each and every one of us to make this a reality.

  Jeremy Gilley

  Reality, Unity, World

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• Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

  William Hazlitt

  Peace, War, Humanity

  William Hazlitt, James Thornton (1967). “Contributions to the Edinburgh review”

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• Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Peace, War, Mean

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students”, p.67, Beacon Press

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• If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

  Mother Teresa

  Motivational, Family, Mother

  Mother Teresa (2010). “Where There Is Love, There Is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others”, p.329, Image

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• You may say i'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one

  John Lennon

  Inspirational, Dream, Hope

  Song: Imagine

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• I hope someday you will join us and the world will live as one.

  John Lennon

  Teamwork, Dream, Hope

  Song: Imagine

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  When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

  Jimi Hendrix

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there.

  Mother Teresa

  Peace, War, Said

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• Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.

  Jawaharlal Nehru

  Peace, War, Serenity

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• Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

  Jawaharlal Nehru

  Peace, People, Serenity

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• Peace consists, very largely, in the fact of desiring it with all one's soul.

  Oscar Arias

  Peace, Soul, Facts

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• Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth. Peace is all of these and more and more.

  Menachem Begin

  Family, Mother, Peace

  Menachem Begin, Harry Zvi Hurwitz, Yisrael Medad (2011). “Peace in the Making: The Menachem Begin - Anwar El-Sadat Personal Correspondence”, p.110, Gefen Publishing House Ltd

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• Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspiring, Karma, Wise

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• Only the brave men and women can bring peace to the world, not by practicing war but by practicing nonviolence.

  Amit Ray

  War, Men, Brave

  Amit Ray (2012). “Nonviolence: The Transforming Power”, p.39, INNER LIGHT PUBLISHERS

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• We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God.

  Desmond Tutu

  Being Alone, Acceptance, Ready

  Desmond Tutu (2011). “God Is Not a Christian: And Other Provocations”, p.12, Harper Collins

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• Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Leadership, Peace, Military

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1958). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957”, p.152, Best Books on

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• Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Peace, War, May

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• Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Love, Respect, Appreciate

  Henry David Thoreau (2006). “Thoreau and the Art of Life: Precepts and Principles”, p.27, Heron Dance Press

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