Yasser Arafat Quotes

We wanted peace and we wanted to come to terms with the Israelis.

We desire peace. But peace is a goal, not a policy. Lasting peace is what we hope for at the end of our journey. It doesn't describe the steps we must take nor the paths we should follow to reach that goal.

I imagine, like all his predecessors, Barak Obama would like to achieve greatness in bringing peace in the Middle East. I hope it will not be at the expense of Israel.

There are times for making war and times for making peace.

The terms of peace may be negotiated by political leaders, but the fate of peace is up to each of us.

We believe that peace is at hand.

There is nothing that I'd love to do more than negotiate with Palestinians. This is my desire. This is my dream. This is my mission.

My constant prayer, my number one foreign goal, is to bring peace to Israel. And in the process to Israel's neighbours.

We will remain steady. We will pursue every avenue in the search for peace and stability.

Peace is never a perfect achievement.

Peace is impossible, war is improbable.

My attempt and prayer are and will be for an honorable peace between belligerent nations in the least possible time.

For a just and lasting peace, here is my solemn pledge to you: by dedication and patience we will continue, as long as I remain your President, to work for this simple - this single - this exclusive goal.

My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.

We are ready to compromise. We are ready to take calculated risks, but for a peace that will give us security.

Peace does not come just because we wish for it. Peace must be fought for. It must be built stone by stone.

I, serial number 30743, Lieutenant General in reserves Yitzhak Rabin, a soldier in the Israeli Defense Forces and in the army of peace, I, who have sent armies into fire and soldiers to their death, say today: We sail onto a war which has no casualties, no wounded, no blood nor suffering. It is the only war which is a pleasure to participate in - the war for peace.

We have agreed that peace can be achieved with the removal of the occupation and the end of aggression.

It is easier to make war than to make peace.

After a long, hopeless war, people will settle for peace, at almost any price.

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.

It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator is a step in the direction of peace.

Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.

Israel desperately needs peace if it is to come anywhere close to being the 'light unto nations' of Jewish dreams.