Leo Tolstoy Quotes

Until we have created a romance of peace that would equal that of war, violence will not disappear from people's lives.

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

Nonviolence is the only way. Even if you achieve your goal by violent means there are always side effects, and these can be worse than the problem. Violence is against human nature.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

Jesus said, 'Blessed are the peacemakers.' And I think a lot of people don't understand that there's a difference between a peace lover and a peacemaker. Everybody loves peace, but wearing jewelry around your neck and saying 'I love peace' doesn't bring it.

What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars.

This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.

You don't kill your way to peace.

We will never bring peace at the hands of war. As a species we have to rise above it.

The belief that we some day shall be able to prevent war is, to me, one with the belief in the possibility of making humanity really human.

If it's radical to want an end to war and an end to violence, so that we can devote ourselves to the challenges of peace, then I'm pleased to call myself a radical.

Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.

Unless now the world adopts nonviolence, it will spell certain suicide for mankind.

We can't afford to be killing one another.

We have to stop the cycle of violence affecting so many of our communities. We have to love each other.

Fighting is not my life.

I'm a peaceful creature; I'm vegetarian. I don't like wars.

Violence has never resolved any issue.

We don't need military weapons in our society. We're not supposed to be at war with one another.

I truly believe that music or art, in general, is the only thing that can unify a world that is plagued by war and violence, and I believe that it should be taken to more people.

The more film festivals, theatrical shows, and music performances and visual arts we have, the less chances there are for war. Art is hope, and it is found in hope, and that's why we need to share our experiences and cherish art.

Read about some squirrelly guy who claims that he just don't believe in fighting, and I wonder how long the rest of us can count on being free.

With God as witness, I want to proclaim this truth, that the way of violence cannot bring Swaraj, it can only lead to disaster.

The world will continue to change dramatically, but fighting and war can destroy us utterly. What we need now are techniques of harmony, not those of contention. The Art of Peace is required, not the Art of War.