Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence. Dorothy Thompson absenceaggressivealternative Change image and share on social
The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight. A. J. P. Taylor accumulatearmycarry Change image and share on social
The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization. Lytton Strachey actionaristocracybackground share on social
Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace. Kent Nerburn careharvestheart Change image and share on social
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace. Milan Kundera afternoonbackbore Change image and share on social
Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by. Maria Schell matterpasspeace Change image and share on social
My mother, may her soul rest in peace, shaped my personality; thanks to her, I have acquired many values, good traits and skills. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum acquiregoodmother Change image and share on social
When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace. Muhammad Ali manpeacewhip Change image and share on social
The United States is not a nation to which peace is a necessity. Grover Cleveland nationnecessitypeace Change image and share on social
