Lakhdar Brahimi Quotes

There is never any military solution to any problem. Even when you have total victory you still have to go in and talk to people.

War is never a lasting solution for any problem.

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

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.

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.

I'll keep us out of war with Oklahoma!

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

Peace is obtained by war.

Jaw jaw is better than war war.

Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.

The fact that talk may be boring or turgid or uninspiring should not cause us to forget the fact that it is preferable to war.

Negotiations in pain and frustration for 5 years is better than bullets for 5 minutes.

We call upon all warring parties in the world to lay down their arms and pursue the path of peace, dialogue, and inclusive resolution of disputes.

Nowhere in the world has the use of force alone resolved a conflict.

In my view of the present aspect of affairs, there is no need of bloodshed and war. There is no necessity for it. I am not in favor of such a course, and I may say in advance, there will be no blood shed unless it be forced upon the government. The government will not use force unless force is used against it.

I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.

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.

Civilization, to be worthy of the name, must afford other methods of settling human differences than those of blood letting.

Peace is produced by war.

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

In Turkey, we have lived almost everything that could be lived; war and torture... The war concept was consumed to its limits. But there is only one way we have not tried: negotiations, peace, and talking.

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

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

Everybody wants peace. That's a truism. There is no point in accomplishing through war what you can accomplish through peace.