Mandy Patinkin Quotes

The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

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

We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.

If you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to the wounding of the world.

When I'm speaking of love, when I'm speaking of reversing hate, I'm speaking not only of reconciliation - even I don't use that word - I use another word in Spanish, that's called 'reencuentro' - it's not reconciliation.

I have no animosity against any living soul.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.

Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.

Your majesty ... give the assassins money and send them away somewhere to America, and write a manifesto starting with the words: 'but I say to you, love your enemies,'....from these words, like a flood, goodness and love would pour forth over Russia.

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

Love your enemies.

Rediscovering the wisdom of love and compassion may help us survive at a time when an increasingly balkanized world so badly needs it.

I have spent over 50 years preaching and teaching the values of peace, mutual respect and altruism.

Love always overcomes hate.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

If you wish to be brothers, let the arms fall from your hands. One cannot love while holding offensive arms.

A prayer that must have a cannon behind it better never be uttered. Forgiveness ought not to go in partnership with shot and shell. Love need not carry knives and revolvers.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal those wounds.

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.

This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.

Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree as angels do above.

Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.