Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear.

Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is harmony in the house; when there is harmony in the house, there is order in the nation; when there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.

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

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.

I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly.

I love my friends and my past, and it’s made me who I am.

In my view of the present aspect of affairs, there is no need of bloodshed and war. There is no necessity for it. I am not in favor of such a course, and I may say in advance, there will be no blood shed unless it be forced upon the government. The government will not use force unless force is used against it.

I’m at peace with what I’m doing, I feel good with what I wake up doing and about my lifestyle.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

When your higher self is present, it always promotes peace.

Peace in the world starts with peace in oneself. If everyone lives mindfully, everyone will be more healthy, feel more fulfilled in their daily lives and there will be more peace.

America is a Nation with a mission – and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace – a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.

I do not believe we will have a war with Iran.

If you cry over a guy, then your friends can’t date him. It can’t even be considered.

First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us – especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

Any man who doesn’t love his mama can’t be no friend of mine.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

When I was elected President nobody asked me to negotiate between Israel and Egypt. It was not even a question raised in my campaign. But I felt that one of the reasons that I was elected President was to try to bring peace to the Holy Land.

We can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views.

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who’ll get me a book I ain’t read.

The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror – and America is honored to be their friend.

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.

The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I think war is so incredibly backward, and I don’t think it’s intelligent, and it’s not sane. So why would you want to support it?

Peace begins with a smile.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to forget the feuds of a thousand years.

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.

Those who had demanded no more than an end to the bombing of North Vietnam and a commitment to negotiations saw their demands being realized, and lapsed into silence.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.

I am rather inclined to silence.

We’re close friends – the American people, the Israeli people, our governments. There’s absolutely no daylight – none – between us and the Israelis on the question of Israel’s security.

A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.

Science arose from poetry… when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends.

I can’t stress to you enough how much I can relate to teens being cyberbullied. Something that helps me is looking at old videos of me and my friends from middle school, or videos of my family. I love watching funny videos of my favorite people – it really cheers me up.

If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don’t stop, don’t put it down.

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.

Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?

The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won’t get much sleep.

Remember that a gesture of friendship, no matter how small, is always appreciated.

We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.

We have practiced diplomacy since the very beginning of the nation. Sometimes it has not worked, and we’ve had to go to war. I always believe you should try to find peace and reconciliation before conflict. That has been the approach I’ve taken.