Peter Yarrow Quotes

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

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

We will never bring peace at the hands of war. As a species we have to rise above it.

I say if you fight terrorism, it's based in fear, but if you promote peace, it's based on hope.

All we are saying is give peace a chance.

Peace must be more than the absence of war.

Peace and not war is the father of all things.

It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.

Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace.

You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.

You don't kill your way to peace.

I shall strive not to be guilty of adding any fuel to the flames of hatred and passion which, if continued to be fed, promise to burn up whatever is left by the war of decent human feeling in Europe.

My policy is trust—peace, and to put aside the bayonet

Peace will never be won if men reserve for war their greatest efforts.

But the real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

We all want a world without war, without conflict, without human suffering.

We have to be active about kindness and about peace. I've always fantasized that it would be great if there was a Department of Peace.

Let me just say: Peace to you, if you're willing to fight for it.

Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.

War is never a lasting solution for any problem.

It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

Peace is much more precious than a piece of land... let there be no more wars.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.