Mairead Corrigan Inspirational Quotes (32)

...I believe, with Gandhi, that we need to take an imaginative leap forward toward fresh and generous idealism for the sake of all humanity - that we neeed to renew this ancient wisdom of nonviolence, to strive for a disarmed world, and to create a culture of nonviolence.

I believe we are on the edge of a quantum leap into a whole new way of organizing and living as a human family.

I believe passionately in the power of people.

The vast majority of people have never hurt anybody in their lives, don't want killing, don't want wars. In all the countries of the world, they just want to love their families and get on with their lives.

Our common humanity is more important than all the things that divide us.

Setting aside human rights and international law to have an agenda of war and killing and occupation to me is totally unacceptable.

We have to start from the fact that there are always alternatives to violence.

Everyday there are people in our world that do absolutely amazing things. People of all ages are very capable of doing tremendous, courageous things in spite of their fear.