Quotes About Peace

You cannot teach people hate and then ask them to practice peace. But neither can you teach people peace except by according them dignity and granting them hope.

You know, one thing I've learned about peace processes: They're always frustrating, they're often agonizing, and occasionally they seem hopeless. But for all that, having a peace process is better than not having one.

Only a soul full of despair can ever attain serenity and, to be in despair, you must have loved a good deal and still love the world.

The sum of a man's problems come from his inability to be alone in a silent room.

All sorrow has its root in man's inability to sit quiet in a room by himself.

All man's troubles come from not knowing how to sit still in one room.

I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room.

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end. The cause of some going to war, and of others avoiding it, is the same desire in both, attended with different views. The will never takes the least step but to this object. This is the motive of every action of every man, even of those who hang themselves.

Little things comfort us because little things distress us.

Heads of warring nations could learn a lot about how to achieve lasting peace by watching dogs and cats who live in the same house.

If I ran the world--and God knows I could do a better job of it than the yahoos doing it now--any leader who sent troops off to fight would have to march at the head of the ranks. That would bring about world peace in four weeks.

Some say silence is golden, I choose noise!

I love to deer hunt and fish and drive down the back roads in my truck. All those things basically equal freedom to me - and not having to return that message or call from my record company or management. At some point, I need to recharge.

Where lambs have nibbled, silent moves The feet of angels bright; Unseen they pour blessing, And joy without ceasing, On each bud and blossom, And each sleeping bosom.

How sweet is the Shepherd's sweet lot! From the morn to the evening he stays; He shall follow his sheep all the day, And his tongue shall be filled with praise. For he hears the lambs' innocent call, And he hears the ewes' tender reply; He is watching while they are in peace, For they know when their Shepherd is nigh.

Hey I'd like to daze away to a Place like no one has known In a state of mind I could call mine That only I could own Where I could hum a tune anytime I choose, and then there is no such thing as time Where I can feel no pain just calm and sane What a place for one to find

We all need a few minutes of privacy sometimes

While we are focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love.

What has to do with your ability to fall asleep is not caffeine. It's having a clean conscience. I have a clean conscience so I can drink all the caffeine I want.

Whoever said being anxious gets more accomplished?

How many times must the cannonballs fly before they're forever banned?

Don't worry 'bout a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright

If you get down and quarrel everyday, you're saying prayers to the devil, I say.