Following are some of the quotes by famous leaders of legendary leaders and well-known personalities:

"Twenty-four hours: to give relief workers a safe interlude for the
provision of vital services; to offer mediators a building block
towards a wider truce; to allow all those engaged in conflict to
reconsider the wisdom of further violence."
- Kofi Annan

"Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush; anxious for greater developments a
nd greater wishes and so on; so that children have very little time for their parents;
Parents have very little time for each other; and the home begins the disruption of the
peace of the world."
- Mother Teresa

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

"One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek,
but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal.
We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means."
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

"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

"We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace."
- William Gladstone

"I hope...that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats; for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace."
- Benjamin Franklin

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS!"
- Mahatma Gandhi