Kofi Annan Quotes

There is only one option in Iraq: that we win.

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.

Peace cannot come from punishing the Palestinian people.

We know over very national survival is at stake; and we believe that we should support our troops, yes, and work for an outcome that results in victory.

It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have to stop their old practices of fighting each other every time they have a problem. They have to learn how to do peaceful conflict resolution.

I feel that we don't have the luxury of asking whether or not the Palestinians and Israelis can achieve peace. I think we have to just ask the question of when and how.

As in law so in war, the longest purse finally wins.

A war is only as good as the peace that follows.

Any negotiation on the basis of land for peace is a fatal mistake.

He that makes a good war makes a good peace.

The Iraq war can only be won diplomatically, politically and economically, and the president needs to come to that realization.

I sincerely wish war was a pleasanter and easier business than it is, but it does not admit of holidays.

I am pleased though that there's a possibility of a diplomatic solution [in Syria]. I remain somewhat skeptical, but I am pleased that it's a possibility and I think people like myself who've been arguing for delaying this bombing, have allowed this diplomatic possibility to occur.

Resort to force in the Great War (I) failed to bring tranquillity. Victory and defeat alike were sterile. That lesson the world should have learned.

No triumph of peace is quite so great as the supreme triumphs of war.

If women were in charge of all the world's nations, there would be sincerely believe this - no military conflicts, and when there WAS a military conflict, everybody involved would feel just awful and there would soon be a high-level exchange of notes written on greeting cards with flowers on the front, followed by a Peace Luncheon

If there is any Arab problem we can solve it inside the Arab League. But we are going to deal with the other side, with the Israelis.... It is not me who will decide who will invite, to speak frankly. It is not me, it is not the Arab side, it is not the Israelis who will decide who will invite.

To get home you had to end the war. To end the war was the reason you fought it. The only reason.

He thinks Goliath can end the war," Alek managed at last. "The man wants peace!" "As do we all," Count Volger said. "But there are many ways to end a war. Some are more peaceful than others.

We have contingency plans for war, but none for peace.

We must learn from history, there is no military solution for the Kashmir issue...we have to understand this reality.

The most hopeful approach to peace in Ukraine is the Minsk Agreement, which includes Moscow.

You can't settle a 50-year conflict in 52 weeks.

Aggression, occupation and a repetition of the Holocaust won't bring peace. What we want is a sustainable peace. This means that we have to tackle the root of the problem. I am pleased to note that you are honest people and admit that you are obliged to support the Zionists.