“Peace was not the absence of conflict; it was having the courage to face the conflict and make the right choices.”

“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”

“Conflict is drama.”

“Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.”

“Real peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the presence of justice.”

“Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict -- alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.”

“peace is not about the absence of conflict but it is about the presence of sincerity.”