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" Throughout my career, I learned plenty about war on the battlefield, but I learned even more about the importance of finding peace. And that is what the State Department and U.S.A.I.D. do: prevent the wars that we can avoid so that we fight only the ones we must. "

Colin Powell

Career

Fight

War

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" I just absolutely needed the theatre so desperately - it was my fate; it was where I was running towards. It was the place where I found peace and survival and all kinds of things. "

" I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am. "

" The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. "

" Peace if possible, truth at all costs. "

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" It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it. "

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" You have to make peace with yourself. The key is to find the harmony in what you have. "

" A people free to choose will always choose peace. "

" Let him who desires peace prepare for war. "

Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

Him

Peace

Prepare

" If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. "

" I think that American women are further along than any other women in the world. But you can't have peace in a world in which some women or some men or some nations are at different stages of development. There is so much work to be done. "

" 90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world. "

" Even during the worst hardships, when the other things in our lives seem to fall apart, we can still find peace in the eternal love of God. "

" Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace. "

" You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win. "

" An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot. "

" Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think. "

" Peace goes into the making of a poem as flour goes into the making of bread. "

" My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace. "

Maureen O'Hara

Been

Grounding

" Unlike a lot of people, I don't feel powerless. I know I can do something. But anyone can do something, it's not about being special. It's about deciding to do it - to dive into work for peace and justice and care for everybody on the planet. "