Betty Williams Quotes

The Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded for what one has done, but hopefully what one will do.

When I received the news of the Nobel Peace Award, I could not believe it. I told my father, 'I think they have the wrong name, Dad. Please, can you talk to this man on the phone? I'm busy cooking!'

We need to assure that we are nurturing our children and meeting their every need in this violent world.

Fear's contagious, but so is courage.

I'm not sexist in any way - sexism is another form of violence, and there are many great men in this world.

Peace is not wimpy. It's about sitting down and negotiating with people you hate. Ultimately, all occupation ends, and you have to deal with the enemy.

War has traditionally been a man's work, although we know that often women were the cause of violence.

Turmoil is everywhere, and the whole world is waiting for solutions to come from the top down. That's not how it works - community change from the bottom up makes a real difference.

But without painful experiences, we dont grow

We dedicate ourselves to working with our neighbors, near and far, day in and day out, to building that peaceful society in which the tragedies we have known are a bad memory and a continuing warning.

There is no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution

Compassion is more important than intellect in calling forth the love that the work of peace needs, and intuition can often be a far more powerful searchlight than cold reason.

The thing that started the peace movement in Ireland was anger - my anger. It wasn't anger; it was fury.

We want to live, love and build a just and peaceful society. We dedicate ourselves to working with our neighbors day in and day out to create this peaceful society.

I like to say that arms are not for killing. They are for hugging.

I'm trying to show by my actions that you can make a far better world if you just care enough. That's all you have to do. It's no big deal. One act of kindness a day can do it.

God doesn't start wars. That's the greatest load of nonsense. Mankind starts wars. But then we bless armies to go and kill in God's name. Somebody's got to blow that myth out of the water.

John Irwin became one of the greatest peace workers in Northern Ireland.

Governments do not have the answers - indeed, quite the reversal. A lot of times, they not only do not have the answers, but they themselves are the problem. If we are committed to helping our world's children, then we must begin to create solutions from the bottom up.

Men, once enemies, are now jointly governing in Northern Ireland. And although there have been several hitches, by and large it's working well.

We want to live and love and build a just and peaceful society.

I always say that non-violence is not the weapon of the weak. It is the weapon of the strong.

Peace in the world is everybody's business, no matter where you live or what you do.

We want for our children, as we want for ourselves, lives at home, at work and at play to be lives of joy and peace.