Betty Williams Quotes

Peace is hard work and we must not allow people to forget it.

Hate was just a legend and war was never known. The people worked together and they lifted many stones.

Where there is peace, there is sports; where there is sports, there is peace. Peace is what allows us, especially young people, to dream, go after one's goals and prepare you for the next challenge in life.

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

Only humility will lead us to unity, and unity will lead to peace.

Peace is not something you wish for, it's something you make

Nothing is more precious than peace. Peace is the most basic starting point for the advancement of humankind.

The motto of war is: "Let the strong survive; let the weak die." The motto of peace is: "Let the strong help the weak to survive."

All men desire peace, but very few desire those things that make for peace.

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.

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.

It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place... it's when we start spilling our sweat, and not our blood.

Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.

One can go to war alone, but you can't build peace alone.

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

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.

This coupling together of science with international peace, is, I think, particularly significant.

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

People respond in accordance to how you relate to them. If you approach them on the basis of violence, that's how they'll react. But if you say, 'We want peace, we want stability,' we can then do a lot of things that will contribute towards the progress of our society.

Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it's a start.

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

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.

Ask people to pitch in - hand them a spoon and ask them to stir. Doing things together, having everyone help, makes for a nicer party.

The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.