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World Peace Quotes About Hope And Optimism

Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away.
John Lennon

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
Desmond Tutu

Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
Ronald Reagan

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.
Abraham Lincoln

Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.
Lyndon B. Johnson

We must be the change we wish to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi

World Peace Quotes About Faith And Spirituality

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Buddha

The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.
Mahatma Gandhi

If there is to be peace in the world, there must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, there must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, there must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, there must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, there must be peace in the heart.
Lao Tzu

The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on.
Yogi Bhajan

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Socrates

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Edmund Burke

World Peace Quotes About Leadership And Diplomacy

The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
Jawaharlal Nehru

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.
Carlos Santana

The art of diplomacy is to make others believe they are in control, when in fact, you are the one calling the shots.
Henry Kissinger

World Peace Quotes About Human Rights And Dignity

Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free.
Dalai Lama

Human rights are not a privilege granted by the few, they are a liberty entitled to all, and human rights, by definition, include the rights of all humans, those in the dawn of life, the dusk of life, or the shadows of life.
Kay Granger

The essence of human rights is dignity. To be treated with dignity is to be treated as a human being, not as a thing or an animal.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Human rights are not a utopian dream; they are a practical possibility, and their achievement is the best hope of peace.
Roger Nash Baldwin

Human rights are not a privilege of the rich, but rather the foundation of a just and peaceful world.
Oscar Arias

The struggle for human rights is the struggle for peace.
Shirin Ebadi

Human rights are not negotiable, nor are they subject to the convenience of states, governments, or individuals.
Antonio Guterres

Human rights are not a Western invention; they are the birthright of every human being.
Shirin Ebadi

Human rights are not a luxury that can be postponed or denied; they are the very foundation of a just and peaceful world.
Jimmy Carter

The protection of human rights is the foundation of a just and peaceful world.
Ban Ki-moon

World Peace Quotes About The Environment And Sustainability

The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.
Lady Bird Johnson

The earth is what we all have in common.
Wendell Berry

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
Native American Proverb

The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.
Robert Swan

The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves.
Wangari Maathai

The environment is everything that isn't me.
Albert Einstein

The environment is where all life comes from, where all life has its roots. If we destroy the environment, we destroy ourselves.
Wangari Maathai

The environment is a common heritage of all humankind and a responsibility of us all.
Dalai Lama

The environment is not a commodity to be traded, but a treasure to be protected.
Unknown

The environment is our common ground, and we must protect it for the sake of all humanity.
President Barack Obama

World Peace Quotes About Love And Compassion

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
Dalai Lama

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
Mahatma Gandhi

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
Martin Luther King Jr.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
William James

The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on.
Yoko Ono

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.
Peter Drucker

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Mahatma Gandhi

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
Albert Einstein

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
Nelson Mandela

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
Marianne Williamson

World Peace Quotes About Unity And Harmony

We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.
Kofi Annan

We are all different, which is great because we are all unique. Without diversity, life would be very boring.
Catherine Pulsifer

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.
Albert Einstein

We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.
J.K. Rowling

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Nelson Mandela

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Steve Jobs

World Peace Quotes About Forgiveness And Reconciliation

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
Mark Twain

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
Martin Luther King Jr.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
Hannah Arendt

Forgiveness is the final form of love.
Reinhold Niebuhr

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.
George MacDonald

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.
Dag Hammarskjold

Forgiveness is the only way to heal ourselves and be free from the past.
Desmond Tutu

Forgiveness is not forgetting. It's letting go of the hurt.
Kathy Love

World Peace Quotes About Nonviolence And Pacifism

Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time.
Martin Luther King Jr.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
Mother Teresa

The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
Cesar Chavez

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.
Martin Luther King Jr.

Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.
Martin Luther King Jr.

World Peace Quotes About Understanding And Empathy

Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. It's the impetus for creating change.
Max Carver

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.
J.K. Rowling

The greatest gift you can give someone is your own personal development.
Jim Rohn

The only way to change the world is to change the story.
Michael Margolis

The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
Dalai Lama XIV

World Peace Quotes About Diversity And Inclusion

We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.
Max de Pree

Diversity is the collective mixture of differences and similarities that includes for example, individual and organizational characteristics, values, beliefs, experiences, backgrounds, preferences, and behaviors.
Marilyn Y. Byrd

We are all different, but we share the same human spirit. Perhaps it's human nature that we adapt and survive.
Steve Irwin

We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord's blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal.
Rafael Cruz

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Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness.
Ola Joseph

Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.
Mahatma Gandhi

Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it every day.
Author Unknown

World Peace Quotes About Cooperation And Collaboration

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Helen Keller

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
Henry Ford

We cannot achieve world peace without first achieving peace within ourselves.
Dalai Lama

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.
Steve Jobs

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
Martin Luther King Jr.

We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.
Abraham Lincoln

World Peace Quotes About Justice And Equality

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King Jr.

The time is always right to do what is right.
Martin Luther King Jr.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King Jr.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.
John Muir

World Peace Quotes About Education And Awareness

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
Martin Luther King Jr.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
Mahatma Gandhi

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
William Butler Yeats

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
Dr. Seuss

The best way to predict your future is to create it.
Abraham Lincoln

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
Plutarch

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Malcolm X

The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.
B.B. King

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