Yasser Arafat Quotes

My fellow Americans, let us take that first step. Let us...step back from the shadow of war and seek out the way of peace. And if that journey is a thousand miles, or even more, let history record that we, in this land, at this time, took the first step.

We desire peace. But peace is a goal, not a policy. Lasting peace is what we hope for at the end of our journey. It doesn't describe the steps we must take nor the paths we should follow to reach that goal.

I imagine, like all his predecessors, Barak Obama would like to achieve greatness in bringing peace in the Middle East. I hope it will not be at the expense of Israel.

I, serial number 30743, Lieutenant General in reserves Yitzhak Rabin, a soldier in the Israeli Defense Forces and in the army of peace, I, who have sent armies into fire and soldiers to their death, say today: We sail onto a war which has no casualties, no wounded, no blood nor suffering. It is the only war which is a pleasure to participate in - the war for peace.

He thinks Goliath can end the war," Alek managed at last. "The man wants peace!" "As do we all," Count Volger said. "But there are many ways to end a war. Some are more peaceful than others.

Aggression, occupation and a repetition of the Holocaust won't bring peace. What we want is a sustainable peace. This means that we have to tackle the root of the problem. I am pleased to note that you are honest people and admit that you are obliged to support the Zionists.

The terms of peace may be negotiated by political leaders, but the fate of peace is up to each of us.

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

Peace is preferable to war. But it’s not an absolute value, and so we always ask, “What kind of peace?

The quest for peace is the statesman's most exacting duty... Practical progress to lasting peace is his fondest hope.

If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless.

Whenever you have a possibility of going in two ways, either for peace or for war, for peaceful methods of for military methods, in the present age there is a strong prejudice for the peaceful ones. War seldom ever leads to good results.

The great lesson to be learned in the battered towns of England and the ruined cities of Germany is that the best way to win a war is to prevent it from occurring.

Striving for peace and preparing for war are incompatible with each other, and in our time more so than ever.

To discover a system for the avoidance of war is a vital need of our civilisation.

Peace is impossible, war is improbable.

The best missile defense system of all would be a just and lasting peace.

No triumph of peace is quite so great as the supreme triumphs of war.

We wanted peace and we wanted to come to terms with the Israelis.

Many people do not understand the difference between peace and a peace treaty. If you want to have real peace with normal relations between people, you need to have comprehensive peace.

Peace does not come through prayer, we human beings must create peace.

Isn't it strange how the leaders of nations can talk so eloquently about peace while they prepare for war? ... There is no way to make peace while preparing for war.

Peace, ... is crucial, because my government aims to hasten Mindanao's development by transforming it into the country's food basket.

Peace does not come just because we wish for it. Peace must be fought for. It must be built stone by stone.

Peace is only better than war when it's not hell too. War being hell makes sense.