Quotes About Peace

If I can steal away and read something other than what I have to for my work, it's restorative.

It is the calm, forgiving, equable, well-balanced mind that does the greatest amount of work.

The idea of imposing peace from the outside doesn't work.

I'm not worried about dying. I consult with God, my maker. And I don't have a lot of problems to work out. I'm pretty squared anyway.

I don't like abrasion while I'm working. I don't thrive on chaos. I enjoy what I'm doing, and it seems to work better when I am enjoying it.

While I've lived in cities for most of my adult life, I really prefer the quiet, boring, mundanity of the country. It's the best place for me to work, think, and invent.

We tried war, we tried aggression, we tried intervention. None of it works. Why don't we try peace, as a science of human relations, not as some vague notion - as everyday work.

In the afterlife you don't have to worry about looking for work.

It was good work, the kind of work that let you sleep soundly at night and, when you awoke, look forward to the day.

I want to fix education in the world. As soon as I work on that, I am going to work on world hunger and then world peace.

I just can't sit still and meditate; that doesn't kind of work for me. I don't even know exactly what it means.

Libyans have to work together for a new Libya. They should keep in place the sinews of security.

I love going to writers' colonies in pastoral settings where there's nothing to do, but either walk around or read a book or work on your book.

We must all work together if we are all to live together in unity and harmony.

We can rattle our sabers all we want but, realistically, we don't have troops for an invasion [Iran] and surgical strikes aren't going to work.

In order for us to solve many big problems around the world, it is in our interest to work with Russia and obtain their cooperation.

Italy, wants peace and quiet, work and calm. I will give these things with love if possible and with force if necessary.

I'd like to win a Booker Prize for writing. A Nobel Peace Prize for my work in peace... and I think that'll probably do.

America wants to work with friends, with allies, with people of good will, to make this a better world.

The main problem with pacifism is that it doesn't work in all situations. The main problem with pacifists is that they're convinced it does.

I am holed up in a small village where I am doing my own work and it feels great. I have a small gallery and not many people find me, but I am happy being left alone and doing what I love.

Allow your head to be quiet. Allow it to be still. Just for an hour and half. Just deal with your body & your breath.

We must work to resolve conflicts in a spirit of reconciliation and always keep in mind the interests of others. We cannot destroy our neighours! We cannot ignore their interests!

Remember, the American grand strategy works when other countries feel secure. But it doesn't work if we acquiesce in the aggression of other countries.