“I would coin a guiding phrase for leaders involved in a potential armed conflict; 'If you are not strong enough to talk you are not strong enough to win a war'.”
Dov Frohman
“Yes, we talk to the Tigers because they are armed. But they are also proving to be clever in negotiations.”
Harry Gunatillake
“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”
Ronald Reagan
“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
“I hope that in some way our release will lead to further negotiations for peace,”
Christopher Stone
“There is an immutable conflict at work in life and in business, a constant battle between peace and chaos. Neither can be mastered, but both can be influenced. How you go about that is the key to success.”
Philip Knight
“Although successful in reaching peace accords in Sudan, the Commission chose to portray the conflict as a clash of civilizations when in fact the struggle for oil and other resources is just as important.”
Melani McAlister