7,293 Quotes About Peace

The world does not need a war against 'terrorism', it needs a culture of peace based on human rights for all.

Student: Sir, you said you must change the world. How can you change it, sir? Krishnamurti: What is the world? The world is where you live - your family, your friends, your neighbours. And your family, your friends, your neighbours can be extended and that is the world. Now, you are the centre of that world. That is the world you live in. Now how will you change the world? By changing yourself.

Never have the nations of the world had so much to lose, or so much to gain. Together we shall save our planet, or together we shall perish in its flames.

If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

Compromise does not mean cowardice.

Nor problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children - not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women - not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.

The world knows that America will never start a war. This generation of Americans has had enough of war and hate... we want to build a world of peace where the weak are secure and the strong are just.

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.