Madonna Ciccone Quotes

Peace is hard, but we know that it is possible

Peace must be more than the absence of war.

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.

If you want peace work for justice.

'Peace' means rules respected by everyone - big or small, rich or poor - means cooperation. It means respect for human rights and dignity.

What we need is a generation of peace.

We have to be active about kindness and about peace. I've always fantasized that it would be great if there was a Department of Peace.

Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.

Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.

Peace and not war is the father of all things.

We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.

Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.

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

Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.

Respect for the rights of others means peace.

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

The best way to avoid warfare is if no one shows up.

To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns.

Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace.

We tried war, we tried aggression, we tried intervention. None of it works. Why don't we try peace, as a science of human relations, not as some vague notion - as everyday work.

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

We must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but the means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.

I have noticed that when chickens quit quarreling over their food they often find that there is enough for all of them. I wonder if it might not be the same with the human race

Human rights are being violated in so many places. But we don't give up because we know respect for human rights and human dignity is a basic condition for peace.