Mike Birbiglia Quotes

Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking.

I often wonder if we could not solve the world's problems on a similar basis of harmony.

Things in general will be conducted as of old. All parties that were run out have returned and no further effort will be made to drive them away….. A new dance house was opened Saturday night where all the warriors met and settled their past differences and everything was made lovely and serene. All opposing factions, both saloon men and gamblers met and agreed to stand by each other for the good of their trade. Not an unlooked for result.

We must … show that peace and prosperity can exist side by side.

Everybody is a human being. We should be able to coexist with one another.

We'll just have to get along. That's what people do, you know? They just get along. And try to help each other.

Why can't we all just get along?

I feel like people have more in common than the news reports. People getting along doesn't sell very well in the news. I find that to be deeply depressing. I don't even talk about it on stage, because it would take too long to explain. I'd have to spend an hour on it to get people to understand what I'm saying because it's so instantly polarizing. Because cable news has kind of set up a construct where you're for or against something immediately. So if I said something about it, people would be for or against me immediately. And I don't want that.

Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking. Peace and not war is the father of all things.

Divisiveness is not good for the people.

A word of truth can mobilise two peoples looking for the road to reconciliation.

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.

Social peace requires reciprocity.

I think that we need to get along together if we want to survive in the twenty-first century.

All men can live together, if they wish to.

We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace.

We desire the good of the world and the happiness of the nations that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened... what harm is there in this?... these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come.

Command that in no way there be in your household any who make strife, discord or divisions in the hostel, but all shall be of one accord, of one will as of one heart and one soul.

I feel like people have more in common than the news reports. People getting along doesn't sell very well in the news. I find that to be deeply depressing.

What I really want is a world where no one alive can remember what the word 'war' means. That's my goal.

Muslims should live like brothers.

It helped me when I decided that we're on this planet to learn to live together and get along.

We should learn to live and love our neighbors as ourselves for the sake of peace and progress.

There is a social need within our lives as human beings to have harmony.

We all have to live together, so we might as well live together happily.