Peace Pilgrim Quotes

Peace is the alternative to war, and nonviolence should be seen as the antidote to violence, not simply as its opposite. Nonviolence is more concerned with saving life than with saving face.

No more war, war never again! Peace, it is peace which must guide the destinies of people and of all mankind.

A generation that hates war will not bring peace. A generation that loves peace will bring peace.

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

Our purpose is to abolish war and bloodshed from the face of the earth

A general message to "everyone" on the planet would go something along the lines of, "Make Love, Not War."

I am totally against the war but violence is part of mankind and it's going to happen, but as musicians I think we've got to step up and say 'come on'.

We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet. Peace if always proactive and dynamic.

Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.

It is not only war that can stop war but men of goodwill, conscious of their mission can deal with such deadly enemy.

World peace through nonviolent means is neither absurd nor unattainable. All other methods have failed. Thus we must begin anew. Nonviolence is a good starting point. Those of us who believe in this method can be voices of reason, sanity, and understanding amid the voices of violence, hatred, and emotion. We can very well set a mood of peace out of which a system of peace can be built.

Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.

It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.

Nobody's ever tried the peace thing, ... We are selling it like soap.

Militarists say that to gain peace we must prepare for war. I think we get what we prepare for. If we want a world where peace is valued, we must teach ourselves to believe that peace is not a ‘utopian vision’ but a real responsibility that must be worked for each and every day in small and large ways. Any one of us can contribute to building a world where peace and justice prevail.

Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace. It will not be the abstaining from an act, but the coming of a state of mind. In this sense the most insignificant writer can serve peace, where the most powerful tribunals can do nothing.

For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.

War is not the answer. Violence is not the solution. A more peaceful world is possible.

Today we are in a war against war - music is our power.

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.

I think 'Make love, not war' might be the most profound statement that's ever been made.

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.

They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their swords into pruning hooks. And nation shall not take up sword against nation, and they shall not learn war any more.

Needed: A Department of Peace