Roxane Gay Quotes

The peace of the man who has forsworn the use of the bullet seems to me not quite peace.

There are no warlike people - just warlike leaders.

The world must not reward aggression.

There are no warlike people, just warlike leaders.

It is a conviction that war is not an answer to human conflict any more than cannibalism is an answer to human hunger.

You can’t have peace without a war.

I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a bad peace.

Hobbes: How come we play war and not peace? Calvin: Too few role models.

Let us make war on the phrase 'violence doesn't solve anything.' It is a lie, and anyone who utters it cannot be taken morally seriously.

War only in the ring. Peace on earth

Peace by persuasion has a pleasant sound, but I think we should not be able to work it. We should have to tame the human race first, and history seems to show that that cannot be done.

Peace is not sought in order to provoke war, but war is waged in order to attain peace.

War is not the answer. Violence is not the solution. A more peaceful world is possible.

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

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

It is far easier to make war than peace.

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

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

Take away the violence and who will hear the men of peace?

The main force used in the evolving world of humanity has hitherto been applied in the form of war.

What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars.

Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.

The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the world's most quarrelsome people act out their aggressions through the peace movement.

Everyone is interested in war, in that people don't want it to happen. I'm much more interested in peace than in war but it's important to understand why we fight.