Quotes About Peace

No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.

In 2002, I went to play the Afcon in Mali, and I had the huge privilege to swap my shirt with Marc-Vivien Foe. May his soul rest in peace.

I live every day to its fullest extent and I don't sweat the small stuff.

I am certainly not drama-free in my life, and I used to be a lot more feisty, but I have arrived at a place where I really try to not sweat the small stuff anymore.

Working out early in the morning is a form of meditation for me. It's practically the only hour to myself and I get to shut off and just sweat it all out.

Even with the sun beaming down on me I'm not sweating in my mind. I'm not sweating in my heart or in my career.

My husband and I have been married for 15 years. He is a priest in the Church of Sweden. I have a faith, but it's not so formal. We made our peace with that.

Where I am from in Sweden was on the beach, so I love the sound of the water hitting the dock.

I haven't given up on the possibility that sweet reason will prevail.

I can imagine no sweeter way to end one's life than in the quiet of the country, out of the mad race for money, place and power - far from the demands of business - out of the dusty highway where fools struggle and strive for the hollow praise of other fools.

Deep down, I reckon the sweetest moment will come when it's finally all over. When, at last, I know that I can stop fighting. Of course it'll also be a little sad. The sweetest moments, y'know, always come with just a little sadness.

I can be sittin' at home in Hawaii and see the biggest swell of the year coming here and be so happy and just say, 'No, I'm happy right here.'

I feel a strong connection to water, so, no matter the time of year, I always go for a swim.

I simply would like to live comfortably day by day, fish, swim, enjoy my declining years.

If I swim in the ocean, I have a shark thought. Not a bad one, but just a little one.

A lot of the time, when I swim, I close my eyes because it is definitely lonely.

We were brought up with having a love of your garden, having somewhere you can go in, it's your little sanctuary, you can go there and you can switch off.

I'm not very good at going to sleep, and that's probably my worst problem. I don't need much more than seven and a half hours, but I probably get six. I take all my problems to bed with me and fret. I can't switch off.

I don't really sleep until gone midnight anyway. It takes me a while to calm down before my mind allows me to switch off.

Yes, I'm grateful for technology. But I'm also happy for the off switch.

Sleeping comes easy to me. As soon as I lay my head down, I fall asleep like flicking a switch.

I can go somewhere and switch off completely. I will let people know in advance that I'm away, but once I'm out of contact, I'm out of contact. That's it.

It's nice to have a few moments at night to help me switch off.

I love listening to old 'Desert Island Discs' - I just sit there, switch my head off, and just have that moment.