Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

I think we should have understanding and love and peace. I mean, peace and love has been my situation. You hear that in the song. I'm trying to promote that now: peace and love and understanding.

Can we all get along?

How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know.

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

The education of peoples is a necessary precondition to peace.

Ignorance is a menace to peace.

It's hard for me to stay silent when I keep hearing that peace is only attainable through war. There's nothing more scary than watching ignorance in action.

When you boil war down or all conflict down to two people, it's a great advert for humanity sometimes. People can find connections with each other, regardless of the bigger picture.

I say if you fight terrorism, it's based in fear, but if you promote peace, it's based on hope.

Education is the only solution for peace.

History is not hatred.

Before the human race today there are only two roads: War or brotherhood.

We shall prepare the coffee of reconciliation through the filter of justice. Through reconciliation, streams of tears will come to our eyes.

We know more about war than we do about peace.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.

We are not willing to accept that mothers and fathers on the other side don’t want peace. They also want it, and I understand that they have a lack of hope just like here.

We're not ashamed to use the word 'peace.'

I would say it's human nature to be ignorant and go straight to war, but 'Sense8' tries to illuminate the positive side of humanity.

I am very much about peace. There is so much turmoil in this world.

Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person. When we are armed with compassion and understanding, we fight not against other people, but against the tendency to invade, to dominate, and to exploit.

Unity is what we are afraid of so fear is insanity. Let’s love each other.

We cannot control the way people interpret our ideas or thoughts, but we can control the words and tones we choose to convey them. Peace is built on understanding, and wars are built on misunderstandings. Never underestimate the power of a single word, and never recklessly throw around words. One wrong word, or misinterpreted word, can change the meaning of an entire sentence - and even start a war. And one right word, or one kind word, can grant you the heavens and open doors.

Understanding precedes peace.

We should really love each other in peace and harmony, instead we're fussin' n fighting like we ain't supposed to be.

Human beings seem unable to live without war, but they are also unable to live without love.