Quotes About Peace

But we see something else: the nobility of a soul that has suffered to the point almost of erasure, and still it struggles to be whole, present, giving. Growing in love, deepening in understanding. Cudjo's wisdom becomes so apparent, toward the end of his life, that neighbors ask him to speak to them in parables. Which he does. Offering peace.

But stillness was the sleep of swords.

A sound of strife in Jody's throat, but his eyes stared unwillingly into a corner of the room so Janie knew the futile fight was not with her. The icy sword of the square-toed one had cut off his breath and left his hands in a pose of agonizing protest. Janie gave them peace on his breast, then she studied his dead face for a long time.

The kiss of his memory made pictures of love and light against the wall. Here was peace. She pulled in her horizon like a great fish-net. Pulled it from around the waist of the world and draped it over her shoulder. So much of life in its meshes! She called in her soul to come and see.

I'm at peace with what I've been able to accomplish, not only domestically but abroad, and what I was able to do on the international level.

Rather than have joy, I would rather be absent of pain.

War is an abstraction.

As long as I'm happy, I don't care about accolades or anything else.

I am at peace with all my actions.

We can't stay in Afghanistan forever.

You know what I had a problem with? The war - the war in Afghanistan.

At the end of any peace deal, the decision-maker will be the government of Afghanistan.

Don't let evil agendas turn us against each other.

I don't want to be agitated so much on television. I don't need to watch any more agitation.

Sinai is demilitarized in accordance with the Israel-Egypt peace agreement.

The only thing I can say to the people of Israel is that I love them and I am a strong ally.

I want to be alone.

People, I just want to say, can we all get along? Can we get along?

Can we all get along?

I think everybody can get along.

I could have been more ambitious but I am quite content.

I'm not an ambitious person.

I don't think we should do anything that should make the people hate the American people more.

I'm sick of all the hate and anger and stuff like that going on.