Anwarul Karim Chowdhury quotes

“If we desire peace, we must prepare for peace. The most important thing is to build a culture of peace.”
-- Anwarul Karim Chowdhury

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“Non-violence can truly flourish when the world is free of poverty, hunger, discrimination, exclusion, intolerance and hatred - when women and men can realize their highest potential and live a secure and fulfilling life. Until then, each and every one of us would have to contribute - collectively and individually - to build peace through non-violence.”
-- Anwarul Karim Chowdhury

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“What matters is the people. We must ensure that the United Nations is supported by the people and that it reflects the will of the people.”
-- Anwarul Karim Chowdhury

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“Violence begets violence by whomever used. War is a dirty business and entails the use of degrading means, whoever wages it.”

“I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.”

Source : Quoted in James Charlton, The Military Quotation Book (1990)

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”

“Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.”

“Your career, interests and relationships are important, but they are only important insofar as they lead you toward a deeper understanding of yourself. Otherwise, they are irrelevant.”

Source : A. H. Almaas (2000). “Diamond Heart: Book One: Elements of the Real in Man”, p.7, Shambhala Publications

“I think they are very important because westerns have a code and a symbolism.”

“I think bad politics are incredibly dangerous, so it's important to make sure that people are communicating well. Culture and morale are super important. It's best to not force it, but let it happen organically and genuinely.”

“I think it's really important to live in the moment.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.

“May God so fill us today with the heart of Christ that we may glow with the divine fire of holy desire.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers

“Do you know what it is to be a man violently in love? To live for a woman's smiles and laughter, to hunger for her touch until life itself seems impossible without it, to desire her as you desire to breathe?”