peace and art

POETRY:

“The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave.”

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.”

Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment (Thich Nhat Hanh).

You cannot find peace by avoiding life (Virginia Woolf).

The real and lasting victories are those of peace and not of war (Ralph Waldo Emerson).

I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war (Albert Einstein).

When you make peace with yourself, you make peace with the world (Maha Ghosananda).

When people decide they want to be free…there is nothing that can stop them (Desmond Tutu).

Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will live as one (John Lennon).

Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.

“Only those made enough to think that they can change the world can really change it.”

“I was not afraid of the words of the violent, but of the silence of the honest.”

“Believing in one’s dreams requires not only the ability to be childlike in one’s belief, but also the ability to shut out all the “sensible” voices out there who will assure you of what cannot be done. So, be a child in your belief in yourself. Do not compromise on your dreams.” (Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin)

“The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination.” (J.Schaar)

No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. (Edmund Burke)

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. (Margaret Mead)

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