To think well of all, to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to find the good in all - such unselfish thoughts are the very portals of heaven; and to dwell day by day in thoughts of peace toward every creature will bring abounding peace to their possessor.

The wise man understands and understanding, he ceases from all bitterness and accusation.

The spirit of forgiveness should prevail, and there should be tolerance and understanding among all political parties for us to move forward.

Theology is not only about understanding the world; it is about mending the world.

We must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.

Be as wise as a fox. Be as harmless as a dove.

I literally went straight to New York City from Iraq, which was bizarre and complicated. I was walking down Madison Avenue, and it was spring, and people were smartly dressed, and it was so strange because there was no sense that we were at war. It was something to grapple with.

I think dad would be very proud of young people standing up to promote truth, justice and equality.

The problem is not merely man against man or nation against nation. It is man against war.

Which not peace for the man who is forced to go to war, for he will find his peace. But wish peace for the man who goes to war willingly, for he will never find his peace.

I too hope in this short reign to be a man of peace.

I am an absolute pacifist...It is an instinctive feeling. It is a feeling that possesses me, because the murder of men is disgusting.