John Gavin Quotes

Peace itself is not made by documents. Peace is made by good will among men.

Enduring peace will come about, not by countries continuing to threaten another, but only through an honest effort to create mutual trust.

All sides must learn to respect one another.

A word of truth can mobilise two peoples looking for the road to reconciliation.

When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.

Social peace requires reciprocity.

When people are divided, the only solution is agreement.

The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.

Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit.

Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.

Now the question is, how can we make our two peoples, both of whom love peace, come closer together.

You cannot shake hands with a clinched fist.

In face of political differences, contradictions and struggle, the Church preaches peace and co-operation among people holding various political views

No one has to agree with everything that someone else says. But in state-to-state relations, we have to understand that we can help each other much more doing it that way. We have to be more generous.

I went to Pakistan; I engaged in peace. If a hand extended is not shaken, what are you supposed to do?

We can hope that men will understand that the interest of all are the same, that hope lies in cooperation. We can then perhaps keep PEACE.

Peace rules the day, where reason rules the mind.

We can realise a lasting peace and transform the East-West relationship to one of enduring co-operation.

If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along - whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.

Peace must be more than the absence of war.

Can we all get along?

What we need is not more distrust and division. What we need now is acceptance.

Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

To assert that it is possible to establish peace between men of different nations is simply to assert that man, whatever his ethnical background, his race, religious beliefs, or philosophy, is capable of reason.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.