“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Voice of America broadcast (11 November 1951)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update Sept. 29, 2023. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it." by Eleanor Roosevelt?

Eleanor Roosevelt 148

American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady… 1884–1962

Related quotes

“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”

Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy pentalogy

Source: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

“When the apostle James was talking about faith and works against those who thought their faith was enough, and didn’t want to have good works, he said, You believe God is one; you do well; the demons also believe, and tremble.”

Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) early Christian theologian and philosopher

Jas 2:19
183:13:2
Sermons

“Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.”

Tenzin Gyatso (1935) spiritual leader of Tibet

"Kindness and Compassion" p. 47.
The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness (1990)

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”

Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism

“We believe that it is not enough to fight against the things that we oppose—we must fight with equal courage and equal dedication for the things that we believe in.”

Walter Reuther (1907–1970) Labor union leader

Address before the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi, India, April 5, 1956, as quoted in Walter P Reuther: Selected Papers (1961), by Henry M. Christman, p. 131
1950s, Address before the Indian Council on World Affairs (1956)

“This isn't a game for me. I love you, Ivy, and one day you're going to believe me.”

Elizabeth Chandler (1954) writer

Variant: This isn't some kind of game for me. I love you, Ivy Lyons, and one day you're going to believe me.

- Tristan Carruthers
Source: Kissed by an Angel