Barack Obama Quotes

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

There will be not only peace between us and the Arabs ... but close friendship and cooperation.

What is our vision on this earth - war to the end of all generations and life by the sword?

Don't organize in the spirit of antagonism; that should be beneath your consideration.

I wanted to connect all people who are thinking about peace on Earth.

In the words of Michael Jackson: I'm a lover, not a fighter.

I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.

We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In short, our foreign policy will rest on the traditional American values of restraint and empathy, not on military might.

World Peace Day is envisioned to become a moment of global unity - it is up to each and every one of us to make this a reality.

I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.

Let us show our fellow countrymen and the entire world what the Germans can do when they work for peace.

Logically, harmony must come from the heart... Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and trust cannot go together.

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.

Make Love, Not War

Let’s use our brain power and not our fire power and we will get somewhere.

A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.

A call to war can only take us so far. What we need now is a call to peace and service.

If survival calls for the bearing of arms, bear them you must. But the most important part of the challenge is for you to find another means that does not come with the killing of your fellow man.

I have come here, therefore, on a voyage of discovery of the mind and heart of America and to place before you our own heart. Thus we may promote that understanding and cooperation which, I feel sure, both our countries earnestly desire.

I believe in peace. Only peaceful co-existence can ensure peace.

Relations between States, as between individuals, must be regulated not by armed force, but in accordance with...truth, justice and vigorous and sincere co-operation.

Peace is more than the absence of war. Peace is accord. Harmony.

The evils which of necessity encompass the life of man are sufficiently numerous. Why should we add to them by voluntarily distressing and destroying one another? Peace, brothers, is better than war. In a long and bloody war, we lose many friends, and gain nothing. Let us then live in peace and friendship together, doing to each other all the good we can.

War in men's eyes shall be A monster of iniquity In the good time coming. Nations shall not quarrel then, To prove which is the stronger; Nor slaughter men for glory's sake; - Wait a little longer.

Although the troops have struck us, we throw it all behind and are glad to meet you in peace and friendship.