The role of the United Nations is to set the mental clocks of the world leaders from past problems to the present opportunities and from local power mindset to global welfare mindset.
— Amit RayI'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
— Steven WrightEarth is the play ground of our children and their children. We cannot allow it to be the play ground of the nuclear arms of the evil forces.
— Amit RayI have a dream to make this world a better place to live for our unborn generations and that dream will come true through silent revolution - the revolution of positive actions and positive vibrations. Be a part of that revolution.
— Amit RayOnly the brave men and women can bring peace to the world, not by practicing war but by practicing nonviolence.
— Amit RayThroughout my life, I have never stopped to strategize about my next steps. I often just keep walking along, through whichever door opens. I have been on a journey and this journey has never stopped. When the journey is acknowledged and sustained by those I work with, they are a source of inspiration, energy and encouragement. They are the reasons I kept walking, and will keep walking, as long as my knees hold out.
— Wangari MaathaiAs a Nobel Peace laureate, I, like most people, agonize over the use of force. But when it comes to rescuing an innocent people from tyranny or genocide, I've never questioned the justification for resorting to force. That's why I supported Vietnam's 1978 invasion of Cambodia, which ended Pol Pot's regime, and Tanzania's invasion of Uganda in 1979, to oust Idi Amin. In both cases, those countries acted without U.N. Or international approval—and in both cases they were right to do so.
— José Ramos-HortaIncreasing public awareness of risks of nuclear conflict is the core element of any successful nuclear-weapons-free world strategy.
— Amit RayWomen are no longer victims. They have become leaders. They are at the forefront of the demonstrations. We will share a role in all aspects of life, side by side with men.
— توكل كرمانI suggested then that the prize was not given merely as recognition of past achievement, but also as recognition, a more profound recognition, that the nonviolent way, the American Negro's way, was the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression.
— Martin Luther King Jr.