Juan Manuel Santos Quotes

War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.

The world will not find rest by just saying "peace.

Wars occur because people prepare for conflict, rather than for peace.

I am sick of answering questions about the fucking peace process.

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

We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides.

If you aren't please tell me how you are going to not have a war.

Peace is produced by war.

Funnily enough, Northern Ireland is a great example of where politics can win over conflict. The decision to down arms and follow a political path would have been unthinkable once. It shows just what is possible.

Peace is something very dear. If you've been through wars and operations and battles, you want peace.

In the course of my lifetime, that world went from violence to a kind of peace.

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.

But when will our leaders learn - war is not the answer.

Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.

It is the hope of the European Union that Ariel Sharon will keep the peace process alive and continue the dialogue according to the wishes of all the parties involved.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.

People are still thinking of solving problems by violence and war, and that has to stop.

Terror can never be defeated by force alone.

I'm not a politician or a political expert, but I believe that there are many ways to look at peace.

I want to arrive at the possibility of peace with the Syrians, and when I believe that the conditions are right, I will not miss the opportunity.

I believe in peace-building in any kind of platform, be it a political platform like Parliament or negotiations like peace-building negotiations.

I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.

We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.

The business of peace requires more than showing up with paint brushes, foodstuffs and an oil pipeline or two.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.