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" Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war. "

William McKinley

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" Every goal, every action, every thought, every feeling one experiences, whether it be consciously or unconsciously known, is an attempt to increase one's level of peace of mind. "

" Experience has everywhere shown us, and especially in the Philippines, that the classes which are better off have always been addicted to peace and order because they live comparatively better and may be the losers in civil disturbances. "

" The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man: abjuration of force in the settlement of disputes between states; the assurance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion; the safeguarding of international peace and security. "

" Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, rather than a vindictive, peace. "

Reinhold Niebuhr

" Guilt for being rich, and guilt thinking that perhaps love and peace isn't enough and you have to go and get shot or something. "

" It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. "

Martin Luther King, Jr.

" If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. "

Theodore Roosevelt

" The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people. "

James A. Garfield

" A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe. "

" Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations. "

" No person, no place, and no thing has any power over us, for 'we' are the only thinkers in our mind. When we create peace and harmony and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives. "

" If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace. "

" Anyone who spends time on the road knows there's something special about being in the middle of Utah or Nebraska - you sit with it, and there's a peace about it. You can go left or right, and it opens up all kinds of doors. You take your own path. "

" America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman. "

" No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war. "

Calvin Coolidge

" Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. "

John F. Kennedy

" Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. "

" Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the present order of things in America remain uninterrupted. "

Thomas Jefferson

" Today, I am blessed to be living a dream. And yet, if it all went away tomorrow, I know I would still have peace. "

" I believe it is peace in our time. "

Neville Chamberlain

" 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. "

Scilla Elworthy

" It's easy to look at the things of this world to solve our challenges and obstacles in life, but when we submit our lives to Christ, His grace, mercy, peace and love will bring true fulfillment to our lives. "

Bethany Hamilton

" Expositions are the timekeepers of progress. "

William McKinley

" Islam teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence. "

Pervez Musharraf

" There is nothing your highest self wants more than peace. This peace makes you feel worthy of all of the richest blessings of the universe, and when you radiate this out into the world, it is returned to you without fail. "

" Peace is the first thing the angels sang. "

" As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this. "

" The minute you got the Nobel Peace Prize, things that I said yesterday, with nobody paying too much attention, I say the same things after I got it - oh! It was quite crucial for people, and it helped our morale because apartheid did look invincible. "

" Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ. "

" There is no greater feeling than hanging out with my dogs, or just walking around the land with our horses. My rescue ranch is is where I feel the most at peace and where I'm reminded of the simple things in life and let the chaos of my crazy work life fade away. "