Quotes About Peace

The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.

To be happy is only to have freed one's soul from the unrest of unhappiness.

Clearly, we must denounce militaristic approaches to global unrest and find life-affirming ways to end repressive cycles of violence rooted in discrimination, humiliation, and despair.

When the soul is understood and attended to, we can be liberated from hurry, preoccupation, unsatisfied desires, and chronic discontent.

You do have a modicum of peace of mind here, but it's as unsettled as any other place.

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 you can do, is die, and you feel almost like you're invading someone's most personal moment by being there.

Shimon Peres was the greatest living example of an unshakable belief in the pursuit of peace against all odds.

My wish is to be a catalyst, to push for solutions, to broker peace talks, to ensure accountability, especially for those who committed and are still organizing unspeakable crimes.

Funnily enough, Northern Ireland is a great example of where politics can win over conflict. The decision to down arms and follow a political path would have been unthinkable once. It shows just what is possible.

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.

Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.

Palestine is the issue, and until this issue is resolved, there can be no peace.

Israel desperately needs peace if it is to come anywhere close to being the 'light unto nations' of Jewish dreams.

It was all so far away - there was quiet and an untouched feel to the country and I could work as I pleased.

There are few things as seemingly untouched by the real world as a child asleep.

When you're young you think that you're going to sail into a lovely lake of quietude and peace. This is profoundly untrue.

When we are unwilling to draw clear moral lines between free societies and fear societies, when we are unwilling to call the former good and the latter evil, we will not be able to advance the cause of peace because peace cannot be disconnected from freedom.

I love how it feels to unwind by the ocean.

Im a night owl so I tend to do a lot of my disconnecting past midnight. I love the feeling when the whole world has shut down for the day Im left to think and unwind without any interruptions.

The most luxurious thing to me is having an hour of my day, which rarely happens, to listen to my iPod and sit on my couch. That's how I unwind.

It's very important for me to try to relax when I'm travelling, and playing my flute helps me to unwind.

I schedule 'me' time because, just like everyone else, I need to unwind. I try to remember to take it easy and breathe.

I also always carry my flute. It's very important for me to try to relax when I'm travelling, and playing my flute helps me to unwind.

I enjoy mending leaking pipes and dodgy plugs, as it helps me to unwind when my mind is on something else. Im pretty good at it - no one has ever been harmed by one of my repairs.