Quotes About Peace

My hope is that the 21st century will be the first century where there will be no violation of human rights, and to that end, Japan would like to do our outmost.

Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.

Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

Nothing good ever comes of violence.

Hatred, anger, and violence can destroy us: the politics of polarization is dangerous.

Intimidation, harassment and violence have no place in a democracy.

Violence is my last option.

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

Violence is a tool of the ignorant.

Just as 'Islam' literally means 'peace,' none of the 99 names of Allah mean violence. Similarly, every religion in the world stands for peace, compassion, and brotherhood.

This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.

In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When that violence shall be removed, when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, hostilities shall cease on our part also.

I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence.

I don't support violence and I don't support negative energy. I don't support people putting other people down.

Peace can only thrive when the climate is right. We remain open to bilateral dialogue with Pakistan on all outstanding issues in an environment free from terrorism and violence.

Our first responsibility in the midst of violence is to prevent it from destroying us.

You may gain temporary appeasement by a policy of concession to violence, but you do not gain lasting peace that way.

We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side.

Mission accomplished, we didn't have any problems as far as violence goes.

We stand for law and order, so we will not allow the scourge of violence to infect our communities.

The problem to me is violence. It's not cool to kill somebody or hurt people.

The myth of redemptive violence - Caesar, peace, and victory - is in people's bones so deeply, we aren't even aware of it. You crush the opposition; that's how we bring peace.

I'm not up for violence, just for fun.