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

I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion, and elimination of ignorance, selfishness, and greed.
-Dalai Lama

Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
-Martin Luther King Jr.

We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.
-John F. Kennedy Jr.

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
-Mohandas Ghandi

"The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other."
-Princess Diana

"Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism. "
-Benazir Bhutto

"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
-Thomas Jefferson