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Cultivate inner, outer peace.

Peace is more than just the absence of war; it's a state of harmony and well-being characterized by justice, equity, and mutual respect among individuals and nations. It is the foundation for human flourishing, allowing for collaboration, creativity, and the pursuit of a meaningful life free from fear and violence.

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu

# Peace & Nobel Peace Prize laureates

Aung San Suu Kyi
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Aung San Suu Kyi" (Quotes, Opening Keynote Address at NGO Forum on Women, Beijing China (1995):
"Opening Keynote Address at NGO Forum on Women, Beijing " in the Video recording August 31, 1995 (august 31, 1995))
“I thank you”
— Aung San Suu Kyi
1945 births Living people Politicians from Myanmar Heads of government
Barack Obama
Context: • Speech at Benedictine University (5 October 2004)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2004)
“No one is pro-abortion.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States
L
Context: • Positive pluses and negative pluses.
• Source: Mariusz Urbanek, "Jestem za, a nawet przeciw", in: Helge Hesse, W 80 powiedzeń dookoła świata, Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, Wrocław 2009,
• Source: Wikiquote: "Lech Wałęsa" (Quotes)
“Dodatnie i ujemne plusy.”
— Lech Walesa
Heads of state Labor activists Presidents of Poland Human rights activists
Barack Obama
Context: • Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address (January 20, 2015)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2015)
“It's time to close Gitmo.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States
Mikhail Gorbachev
Context: • When asked by a reporter if he thought the Berlin Wall should be dismantled (May 1989), as quoted in "How Reagan and Gorbachev sowed 'seeds of freedom'" in National Post (6 November 2009)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Mikhail Gorbachev" (Quotes, 1980s)
“Why not?”
— Mikhail Gorbachev
1931 births 2022 deaths General Secretaries of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Academics from Russia

# Peace & United States presidential candidates

A
Context: • Webby Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech (limited to 5 words) (6 June 2005).
• Source: Wikiquote: "Al Gore" (Quotes)
“Please don't recount this vote.”
— Albert Arnold Gore
Environmentalists from the United States Businesspeople from the United States Nobel Peace Prize laureates 1948 births
Barack Obama
Context: • On Manmohan Singh, (4 April 2009)http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-04/india/28002745_1_obama-climate-change-wonderful-man
• Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2009)
“Manmohan Singh is a wise, wonderful man.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States
Barack Obama
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2010, State Of The Union (January 2010):
Full transcript on CNN.)
“Let's try common sense. A novel concept.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States
T
Context: • Message to Congress (7 December 1915)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Woodrow Wilson" (Quotes, 1910s)
“We have stood apart, studiously neutral.”
— Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Governors of New Jersey Presidents of the United States Academics from the United States Politicians from Virginia
Barack Obama
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2009, A New Beginning (June 2009):
Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (4 June 2009), Full text at Wikisource)
“Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States

# Peace & Nobel laureates from the United States

Maria Ressa
Context: • Interview with Democracy Now (2019)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Maria Ressa" (Quotes)
“My job is to hold power to account.”
— Maria Ressa
Academics from the United States Journalists from the United States Non-fiction authors from the United States Women authors
T
Context: • Speech in New York City (9 September 1912)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Woodrow Wilson" (Quotes, 1910s)
“Liberty is its own reward.”
— Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Governors of New Jersey Presidents of the United States Academics from the United States Politicians from Virginia
Barack Obama
Context: • Tweet (5 May 2012)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2012)
“By 2014, the war in Afghanistan will be over.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States
Barack Obama
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2009, A New Beginning (June 2009):
Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (4 June 2009), Full text at Wikisource)
“Islam has always been a part of America's story.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States
Barack Obama
Context: • Remarks by the President at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (April 30, 2016)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2016)
“The end of the Republic has never looked better.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States

# Peace & Living people

L
Context: • Source: Mariusz Urbanek, "Jestem za, a nawet przeciw", in: Helge Hesse, W 80 powiedzeń dookoła świata, Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, Wrocław 2009,
• Source: Wikiquote: "Lech Wałęsa" (Quotes)
“I am for, and even against.”
— Lech Walesa
Heads of state Labor activists Presidents of Poland Human rights activists
L
Context: • I turned around by 360 degrees.
• Source: Mariusz Urbanek, "Jestem za, a nawet przeciw", in: Helge Hesse, W 80 powiedzeń dookoła świata, Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, Wrocław 2009,
• Source: Wikiquote: "Lech Wałęsa" (Quotes)
“Dokonałem zwrotu o 360 stopni.”
— Lech Walesa
Heads of state Labor activists Presidents of Poland Human rights activists
U
Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Zahra' Langhi" (Quotes)
“We’ve been appeasing warlords”
— Unknown
Human rights activists Feminists People from Libya Living people
1
Context: • Quoted in Dalai Lama says 'Europe belongs to Europeans', Business Times, Singapore 13 September 2018
• Source: Wikiquote: "Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama" (Quotes)
“I think Europe belongs to the Europeans”
— 14th Dalai Lama
Dalai Lamas Buddhist monks Religious leaders Philosophers
L
Context: • It is good that it came out that bad.
• Source: Mariusz Urbanek, "Jestem za, a nawet przeciw", in: Helge Hesse, W 80 powiedzeń dookoła świata, Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, Wrocław 2009,
• Source: Wikiquote: "Lech Wałęsa" (Quotes)
“Dobrze się stało, że źle się stało.”
— Lech Walesa
Heads of state Labor activists Presidents of Poland Human rights activists

# Peace & Memoirists from the United States

Angela Davis
Context: • Angela Davis: 'Palestine is a moral litmus test for the world' (27 Oct 2023)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Angela Davis" (Quotes)
“Palestine is a moral litmus test for the world”
— Angela Davis
Anti-war activists 1944 births Living people Spiritual teachers
Barack Obama
Context: • ABC's This Week With George Stephanopoulos (15 August 2004)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2004)
“You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States
Barack Obama
Context: • On the progress with debt ceiling negotiations. USA Today (July 23, 2011): Debt talks crisis: Boehner, Obama trading blame
• Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2011, Remarks on the economy (July 2011))
“I've been left at the altar now a couple of times.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States
Barack Obama
Context: • "Obama cuts off press conference to go see 'Star Wars'", The Hill (18 December 2015)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2015)
“OK, everybody, I got to get to Star Wars.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States
Barack Obama
Context: • Campaign rally in Billings, Montana (19 May 2008)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Barack Obama" (Quotes, 2008)
“Let me be absolutely clear: Iran is a grave threat.”
— Barack Obama
1961 births Living people African Americans Autobiographers from the United States
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