Dave McClure Quotes

We have to realize only in communication, in real knowledge, in real reaching out, can there be an understanding that there's humanity everywhere, and that's what I'm trying to do.

If we were able to see people in other countries and learn about our differences, why would there be any misunderstandings? War would be a thing of the past.

Our world is increasingly interdependent and pluralistic, and in order to ensure a civil future, we must get to know one another.

Peace Corps helps promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and non-violent co-existence among people of diverse cultures and systems of government.

Travel is one of the best anti-war weapons that there are. I've been to Iran, and if you're there you see little kids, cops, old people, cemeteries. Once you see that, you can't say, 'Oh, Iran, let's bomb them.'

As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us.

We've had so many lifetimes of different cultures and different religions and different points of view and different wars and different loves and different children.

My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.

Wherever I go meeting the public... spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing.

In this present culture, we need to find the means to work and live together with less aggression if we are to resolve the serious problems that afflict and impede us.

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.

If we are going to teach the world not to hate the other, then we will have to start with children.

To achieve progress in the face of adversity, we need a genuine commitment to gaining a deeper understanding of humanity. I'd like to see a world with more leaders who are familiar with the depths of the views of those they deeply disagree with, so that they can understand the nuances of everyone they're representing.

We all should respect Chris Stevens, who dedicated his life to trying to improve relations between the Arab world and the western world.

We're so divided as a world that we don't often have the opportunity to sit down and talk to people who are different to us. We're so ready to always be right that we sometimes forget it's OK to listen.

I thank God I don't have a problem with any person. Nobody wants to have a problem with another person. I don't want it either.

I never want any problems with anybody in this world.

Truth and love will overcome lies and hatred.

Ultimately, being open and respectful towards each other is much more powerful as a way to diffuse hatred and anger than, you know, layering on, you know, big walls and oppressive policies.

There are few more effective ways to promote tolerance between suspicious neighbours than to force them to eat supper together.

I don't think we should do anything that should make the people hate the American people more.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

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.

Social peace requires reciprocity.

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