A president’s words have the power to move markets. They can start wars or broker peace. They can summon our better angels or awaken our worst instincts. You simply cannot fake your way through this job. – Michelle Obama On Trump presidency.
In my life I have done all I can to demonstrate that the way of peace, the way of love and nonviolence is the more excellent way. Now it is your turn to let freedom ring. – John Lewis Essay written shortly before his death.
Saint Pope John Paul II was an ardent defender of the rights and dignity of human beings. He certainly would not condone the use of tear gas and other deterrents to silence, scatter or intimidate them for a photo opportunity in front of a place of worship and peace. – Wilton Daniel Gregory Archbishop of Washington on visit of Donald Trump to Saint John Paul II shrine.
WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. – George Orwell 1984. Part 1, Chapter 1. Ingsoc party slogan, which appears throughout the novel. It is a good example of ‘doublethink’, the act of believing contradicting ideas simultaneously.
I appeal to the Latter-day Saints to be honest with the Lord, and I promise them that peace, prosperity and financial success will attend those who are honest with our Heavenly Father. – Heber J. Grant
The preservation of peace and the guaranteeing of man’s basic freedoms and rights require courage and eternal vigilance: courage to speak and act – and if necessary, to suffer and die – for truth and justice; eternal vigilance, that the least transgression of international morality shall not go undetected and unremedied. – Haile Selassie
One thing that I know and I feel Nigerians will celebrate is continuity and peace. – Goodluck Jonathan
Liberating Iraq from a legacy of violence and putting it on the path to peace and prosperity will take time. – George Voinovich
Being a movie star, and this applies to all of them, means being looked at from every possible direction. You are never left at peace, you’re just fair game. – Greta Garbo
I want to say a simple thing, that the dividing line exists not between Jordan and Israel, but between the proponents of peace and the opponents of peace. – Hussein of Jordan
The world needs a true leader, an Obama that promotes peace and understanding in the world. – Hugo Chavez
I think it’s naive to pray for world peace if we’re not going to change the form in which we live. – Godfrey Reggio
Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight. – Hannah Arendt
Until we have created a romance of peace that would equal that of war, violence will not disappear from people’s lives. – Harry Graf Kessler
The time has come – and must come – for multilateral conversations about a secure peace in all of Europe. – Gustav Heinemann
Our voice is an independent voice to represent the dignity and the search for peace and the reformulation of the international system; to denounce persecution and aggression of hegemonistic forces on the planet. This is how Venezuela has presented itself. Bolivar’s home has sought a nonpermanent seat on the Security Council. – Hugo Chavez
May God be with me! May Heaven bless this New Year. May it be a year of fruitfulness, of peace and prosperity; may it be a year of peace and unity for all mankind; may the world be freed of cholera. – Giacomo Meyerbeer
I would point out that Japan’s proposal at the Versailles Peace Conference on the principle of racial equality was rejected by delegates such as those from Britain and the United States. – Hideki Tojo
Now, I have always believed that women are not victims; we are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace – all we need is a fighting chance. – Hillary Clinton
Material loss can be made up through renewed labor, but the moral wrong which has been inflicted upon the conquered peoples, in the peace dictates, leaves a burning scar on the people’s conscience. – Hjalmar Schacht
International peace and security depend on certain taboos that are easily recognized when they are broken. It can be more important for an intervention to take place because nuclear or chemical or biological weapons are used as opposed to just measuring how many people are killed. – Ian Lustick
I tried to keep it secret, but the story got into the newspapers. It was more difficult for my family, who couldn’t understand why the media wouldn’t leave me in peace. – Grete Waitz
Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operating against each other and against the federal head ever since the peace. – Henry Knox
It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow’s viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences. – Harry S Truman
I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience. – William Shakespeare Henry VIII, Act 3, Scene 2. Wolsey responds to Cromwell’s question of how he is after his downfall. He has abandoned ambition and achieved redemption, finding true happiness and peace at last.
I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to say, there’s no reason to cry. Do not, in the name of peace, go in the streets and riot. – George Weah
