Peace Quotes

“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” Martin Luther King Jr.

“Anger is like gasoline. If you spray it around and somebody lights a match, you've got an inferno. [But] if we can put our anger inside an engine, it can drive us forward.” Scilla Elworthy 

"I was just trying to get to work." Rosa Parks

"I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children-not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women-not merely peace in our time but peace for all time." John F Kennedy

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." Robert F Kennedy

"Peace is its own reward" Mahatma Gandhi

“Peace is not merely the absence of war, but the presence of justice, of law, of order – in short, of government.” Albert Einstein

"So many guns around and so few brains." Humphrey Bogart

"Be at peace with yourself, if you are not at peace with yourself, you are at peace with nothing." Ron W. Rathbun

"Entre los individuos como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz" Benito Juarez 

"Peace is every step." Thich Nhat Hanh

"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." Mahatma Gandhi

"Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind." John F Kennedy

"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

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace." Jimi Hendrix

"Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is." Kofi Annan

"Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world." Malala Yousafzai

Reference http://www.visionofhumanity.org/

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Young, but Strong! Malālah Yūsafzay.

Malālah Yūsafzay, is a Pakistani women education right activist.

In 2009, Taliban militants were taking over the town of Mingora in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern province where 11-year-old Malala was living.

 She is known for her excerpts on BBC blog criticizing Taliban destroying girls’ school and banning girls from attending school. Europe and US noticed her views on promoting education for girls and activism for right of education for women. Pakistani government awarded her the National Peace Award for Youth and Malala kept making speeches about right of women, however, as she became more recognized, her life was being threatened by Taliban.

 On 9 October 2012, Malala boarded her school bus was terribly attacked by gun shot, one bullet hit her forehead, two traveled into her neck and shoulder. As Taliban amitted the assassination attempt, there rose huge national and international criticism. Like a miracle, as if everyone’s pray worked, through several times of long-hour operations, Malala fully recovered.

 On 12 July 2013, Yousafzai's 16th birthday, she spoke at the UN to call for worldwide access to education. Malala said “Let us pick up our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world. Education is the only solution”, calling on international society to guarantee every individual’s right to be educated.

 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named 12 July, Malala’s birthday ‘Malala Day’ and promised that UN will give continuous effort to ensure all people’s right to be educated. In Decmber, UNESCO established fund to guarantee educational of women holing a senior-level event ‘Stand Up for Malala’ with Pakistan Government. United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown launched a UN petition demanding that all children worldwide be in school. Yousafzai was nominated for the 2013 and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Although Malala was not awarded, she was the youngest person to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. She is also the recipient of the World Children's prize, the Sakharov Prize, 2013 International Prize for Equality and Non-Discrimination, Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award.

 Still there are 57milion children who are not able to get elementary education all over the world, and it is harder for half of them who are in conflict area to receive an education, because it is not a priority than any other relief effort in troubled area. 

Recently, terrorism and slaughter has being done by Islamic armed-organization in Nigeria. About 280 middel school girls were kidnapped and they are in danger of human trafficking. Malala requests international society to help them and aim to solve this terrible situation through media and internet. Barak Obama and Michelle Obama twitted the picture of them holding a paper saying “Bring back our girls”, and milions of twitterians including politicians, entertainers and a number of celebrities retwitted it to become a campaign.

 As for girl who has just turned only 17 year old, I give her standing ovation. What is the actual peace, freedom and right she is appealing to the world? What is our duty to make it come true? We should think about the fact. We should see ourselves, and see what we are doing right now. Through this young girl, I believe we can easily see ourselves. 

I hope for the peaceful world where there are no other Malala.

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Paz hacemos: Un poco tarde Hola.

Hay muchos defensores de la paz y sus actividades en curso en el mundo. Últimamente , el propósito de mi blog es actualizar estos defensores de la paz que trabajan en sus actividades frente y .
A través del blog, me gustaría que el mundo entero presta atención al movimiento por la paz y se familiariza con sus actividades.

Como he mencionado antes , voy a publicar la paz movimiento noticias e introducir los constructores de paz contemporáneas a través de este blog. Ojalá que todos disfruten de mis posts relacionados con las mismas , incluidas las actividades culturales y artísticas de los suyos también.

Yo pago todo la atención y quiero introducir Leymah Gbowee , Malala Yousafzai , Manhee Lee, Tegla Loroupe y 14 º Dalai Lama.
Entre ellos, sobre todo quiero introducir Manhee Lee, que rompió la barrera entre la Católica y el Islam y llevó a cabo el acuerdo en Mindanao, Filipinas , 14 º Dalai trabajar por la independencia del Tíbet y premio Nobel de la paz Leymah Gbowee femenino Lama.

Los otros defensores serían introducidos y los artículos (en lo que respecta a la paz ) deben planificar para ser traducido a varios idiomas para publicar e informar a muchas personas.

También me gustaría introducir a todos los artistas que desean la paz y la unificación de John Lennon a Pharrell Williams para que preste atención a la misma.

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Peace we make : Bit late Hello.

There are many peace advocates and their on-going activities in the world. Lately, the purpose of my blog is to update these peace advocates working in front and their activities.

Through the blog, I wish the entire world pays attention to peace movement and becomes familiar with their activities.

As I mentioned before, I am going to post peace movement news and introduce the contemporary peace makers through this blog. I wish everyone enjoys my posts related to them, including cultural and artistic activities of theirs as well.

I mainly pay attention to and want to introduce Leymah Gbowee, Malala Yousafzai, Manhee Lee, Tegla Loroupe and 14th Dalai Lama.

Among them, especially I want to introduce Manhee Lee, who broke the barrier between Catholic and Islam and carried out the agreement in Mindanao, Philippine, 14^th Dalai Lama working for Tibet’s independence and female Nobel peace prize winner Leymah Gbowee.

The other advocates would be introduced and the articles (in regards to peace) are to plan to be translated into various languages to post and inform many people.

Also I would introduce all artists desiring peace and unification from John Lennon to Pharrell Williams so that please pay attention to it.

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