Famous Quotes
"Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations."
More quotes about Peace
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"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."
Jimi Hendrix on Peace -
"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."
Mahatma Gandhi on Peace -
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
Mother Teresa on Peace -
"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."
Martin Luther King, Jr. on Peace -
"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 be as one."
John Lennon on Peace
More quotes by Kofi Annan
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"The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone."
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"Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family."
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"Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development."
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"More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development."
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"Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance."