- Dignity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Peace Quotes
A little calm goes a long way.
One line looks back at a novel's portrait of a connected, peaceful society, another recalls research pursued away from wartime disruption. For reflective verse in the same spirit, browse our Poems.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Sustainable Development
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- Nov 07, 2020
Humanitarian response, sustainable development, and sustaining peace are three sides of the same triangle.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
We want the world our children inherit to be defined by the values enshrined in the U.N. Charter: peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance, and solidarity.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Migratory birds connect people, ecosystems, and nations. They are symbols of peace and of an interconnected planet.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
India is a country that has no direct interests in some areas of global conflict. It has very good relations with countries in conflict or countries facing difficult security situations, and I believe Indian diplomacy is very well received. India is a bridge-builder, an honest broker, and a messenger of peace.
- Fulfilment
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is increasing recognition that violence against women is a major barrier to the fulfilment of human rights and a direct challenge to women's inclusion and participation in sustainable development and sustaining peace.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Blue is the color of peace. Water is blue. I like the color blue because it just puts me at peace. The patriotic symbol is blue. I just like blue.
- Nov 07, 2020
We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm married. My wife, Stella - a beautiful woman. She's brought a lot of peace to my life, a lot of wisdom.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember coming to New York in 1974 to do a play here called 'Equis.' And I remember the first morning getting up and walking around the streets, and I thought, 'I'm home.' I felt really at peace here.
- Powerful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Peace and security of our planet must be based on the collective action of all nations, not a few, however powerful they may be.
- Violence
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- Nov 07, 2020
You may gain temporary appeasement by a policy of concession to violence, but you do not gain lasting peace that way.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the racialized space of capitalist gentrification, police are not only arbiters of the peace, they are the muscle of retail racism: You can only be in this space if you transcend your blackness by showing us some green dollars. Even then, there is no guarantee that green will transcend your black skin.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My memories of Vatican II center on white parishioners turning away from me when I went to shake their hands at Mass during the sign of peace.
- Organization
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- Nov 07, 2020