Quotes by Betty Williams

Betty Williams

Irish activist

Lived from: 1943 - 2020

Category: Politics

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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • I'm not sexist in any way - sexism is another form of violence, and there are many great men in this world.
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  • Men, once enemies, are now jointly governing in Northern Ireland. And although there have been several hitches, by and large it's working well.
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  • Peace in the world is everybody's business, no matter where you live or what you do.
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  • The Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded for what one has done, but hopefully what one will do.
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  • The thing that started the peace movement in Ireland was anger - my anger. It wasn't anger; it was fury.
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  • The voice of women has a special role and a special soul force in the struggle for a nonviolent world.
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  • The voice of women, the voice of those most closely involved in bringing forth new life, has not always been listened to when it pleaded and implored against the waste of life in war after war.
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  • There's nothing women can't do. There's absolutely nothing we can't do. We're far stronger in a lot of ways than men. Way, way stronger than men. And that's my message to any woman I meet - that includes you - there's nothing you can't do, and you know that.
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  • 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.
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  • War has traditionally been a man's work, although we know that often women were the cause of violence.
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  • We need to assure that we are nurturing our children and meeting their every need in this violent world.
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  • 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.
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  • 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!'
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What are the most famous quotes from Betty Williams?

The two most famous quotes from Betty Williams are:

  • "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."
  • "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."

When did Betty Williams live?

Betty Williams was born in 1943 and died in the year 2020.