War Quotes

Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.

10745 quotes

"War taught me that some battles must be fought with grace and dignity, not weapons."
Josephine Baker
U
"War destroys, but song creates"
Umm Kulthum
U
"War may take everything, but it cannot take the spirit"
Umm Kulthum
"War destroys what love builds"
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
R
"War destroys what love builds."
Ravi Shankar
R
"War is the failure of wisdom."
Ravi Shankar
Y
"War destroys what peace builds."
Youssou N'Dour
M
"War destroys everything."
Miriam Makeba
U
"War destroys what art builds"
Umm Kulthum
U
"War leaves scars on both victor and vanquished"
Umm Kulthum
Y
"War destroys what music takes lifetimes to build."
Youssou N'Dour
Y
"War teaches us the value of peace in ways that words cannot."
Youssou N'Dour
M
"War teaches us that peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of justice."
Miriam Makeba
F
"War destroys, but music builds"
Fela Kuti
F
"War is a failure of communication"
Fela Kuti
Y
"War is ultimately the failure of imagination to find alternative solutions."
Youssou N'Dour
"War begins in the heart before it manifests in the world."
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
U
"War destroys; peace builds. Choose wisely."
Umm Kulthum
U
"War is the failure of all other forms of communication."
Umm Kulthum
M
"War destroys; music builds."
Miriam Makeba
M
"War is the failure of human compassion."
Miriam Makeba
Y
"War leaves scars; peace requires the courage to forgive and rebuild together."
Youssou N'Dour
M
"War is the failure of every other conversation."
Miriam Makeba
Y
"War solves nothing; understanding solves everything."
Youssou N'Dour
P
"War brings suffering; peace brings prosperity"
Peter Tosh
"War teaches you the value of peace"
Bruce Springsteen
"War solves nothing; understanding solves everything."
Neil Young
P
"War is the failure of humanity to resolve conflicts through dialogue"
Peter Tosh
P
"War solves nothing that dialogue and wisdom cannot resolve better"
Peter Tosh
"War solves nothing but creates everything."
Neil Young