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" I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace. "

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" It's wonderful to be back. Back among the mountains that remind us of our vulnerability, our ultimate lack of control over the world we live in. Mountains that demand humility, and yield so much peace in return. "

" It is hard to interest those who have everything in those who have nothing. "

" 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. "

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" Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained. "

" Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all. "

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" The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. "

Douglas MacArthur

" If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end. "

" I believe in peace. Only peaceful co-existence can ensure peace. "

" The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace. "

" Having a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing seems to me to be one of the most basic principles that you can adopt to contribute to individual and world peace. "

" People of Pakistan want only development, prosperity, and peace. "

" If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. "

George Washington

" The devil is a peace stealer, and he works hard to set us up to get upset. But we can learn how to change our approach so we don't live upset all of the time. And Jesus gives us the best example to follow. "

" At the end of the day, Wonder Woman is a peace seeker. But when fight arrives, she can fight. She's a warrior, and she enjoys the adrenaline of the fight. "

" Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me. "

" If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. "

Napoleon Bonaparte

" To discover your mission and put it into action - instead of worrying on the sidelines - is to find peace of mind and a heart full of love. "

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" Without resolving Kashmir dispute, lasting peace cannot be maintained in the region. "

" Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil. "

" The revealed Word awakened me, but it was the preached Word that saved me, and I must ever attach peculiar value to the hearing of the truth, for by it I received the joy and peace in which my soul delights. "

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" Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness. "

" We make war that we may live in peace. "

" Peace, unity, love, and nonviolence should be our rallying cry and the catalyst for change in our nation. "

" There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely. "

" War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands. "

" Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness. "

" You cannot find peace by avoiding life. "