P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

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.

War is not the quintessential emergency in which man has to prove himself, as my generation learned at its school desks in the days of the Kaiser; rather, peace is the emergency in which we all have to prove ourselves.

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

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.

The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit of peace and progress, with its trials and its errors, its successes and its setbacks, can never be relaxed and never abandoned.

Surely diplomacy is needed when there is conflict, not when there is harmony.

In order to have peace in the Middle East both sides are going to have to put away history and make a leap of faith.

There are universal traits and aspects of all these conflicts, and I think that all of them have bridgeable solutions. The only question is whether you are ready to take the challenge, to pay the price, to compromise in order to get more. This, I believe, is the challenge for all the peacemakers in the world.

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.

There is no such thing as a conflict that cannot be ended.

I have to fight as if there were no negotiations and negotiate as if there was no war.

There are no military solutions - dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace.

I'm in the government to make sure that if there's an opportunity to make peace, it won't be missed.

We have practiced diplomacy since the very beginning of the nation. Sometimes it has not worked, and we've had to go to war. I always believe you should try to find peace and reconciliation before conflict. That has been the approach I've taken.

Arafat is the greatest obstacle to peace and stability in the Middle East.

There are no short cuts, no detours in the Middle East.

I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!

There is no conflict in the world that cannot be solved.

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.

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.

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

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

I was part of a government that tried to resolve the question of Kosovo by war. Perhaps there is some justice that today I should be the person most responsible for finding a peaceful solution.