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Quotes About Peace

When I go fishing I like to know that there's nobody within five miles of me.
~ Norman MacCaig
Israel made peace with Egypt, the largest Arab State. There are militant Islamists there, but there is also law. There are agreements and also defense arrangements there.
~ Ayman Odeh
Freedom from militarism will give the German people the opportunity, if they will but seize it, to apply their great energies and abilities to the works of peace.
~ James F. Byrnes
Military intervention is never the answer.
~ Abby Martin
My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.
~ Samantha Power
My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel.
~ Roseanne Barr
It's clear that the United States has more to give the world than military bases.
~ Cynthia McKinney
For me, heaven would be a lack of alienation. The whole time I was growing up, I felt comfort was inherently evil. I think that, for me, heaven isn't about couches and milk shakes and never having a troubling thought again.
~ Alice Sebold
Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.
~ Oswald Chambers
A conflict begins and ends in the hearts and minds of people, not in the hilltops.
~ Amos Oz
I feel like every artist has a place in their mind, this place where they exist artistically. And I just want to take people to mine, and my place is called Loveland. In Loveland, there's no war, and there's peace.
~ Raheem DeVaughn
The world is like a little marsh filled with mint and white hawthorn.
~ Mary MacLane
I have arrived, I am home," can make you very happy.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Elements like these are within us and all around us. In each second of our lives we can enjoy them. If we do so, seeds of peace, joy, and happiness will be planted in us, and they will become strong. The secret to happiness is happiness itself. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, the wonder of our breathing. We don't have to travel anywhere else to do so. We can be in touch with these things right now.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Having a good job is important. But being honest, living peacefully, and having a path to follow is more important.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
We carry our past sorrows and anger and they become a kind of baggage that makes life heavy.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
When you drink your tea, just drink your tea. Enjoy drinking your tea. Please don't drink your suffering, your despair, your projects.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
We don't need to control our body, mind, and breath. We can just be there for them. We allow them to be themselves. This is nonviolence.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
You need to have the gift of non-fear within you in order to be able to offer it to others.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Reconcile with yourself for the sake of the world , for the sake of all living beings . Your peace and serenity are crucial for all of us .
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Instead of describing sitting meditation as the practice of concentration, looking deeply, and getting insight, I like to describe sitting as enjoying doing nothing.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
May the sound of this bell penetrate deeply into the cosmos. In even the darkest places, may living beings hear it clearly so that understanding comes to their hearts, and without much hardship, they transcend the cycle of birth and death. or:
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Cuando los animales del bosque caen heridos, siempre encuentran un lugar para tenderse y descansar totalmente durante muchos días. No piensan en comer ni en ninguna otra cosa. Se limitan a descansar y logran de ese modo la curación que tanto necesitan.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh