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Betty Williams
Irish
Activist
Born:
May 22
,
1943
Ireland
Men
Peace
Women
World
You
Related authors:
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Emmeline Pankhurst
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Noam Chomsky
Sojourner Truth
Susan B. Anthony
I always say that non-violence is not the weapon of the weak. It is the weapon of the strong.
Betty Williams
Strong
Say
Weak
Weapon
Non-Violence
Always
I don't think I'm yet peaceful because I have to struggle every day within myself when I see the suffering of the people of the world, the women and the children. And fury sets in. But I have to transform that and take it out and do something positive with it - but I have to do that sometimes minute to minute.
Betty Williams
Positive
Myself
Day
Struggle
Suffering
Women
Every Day
People
World
Sometimes
Every
Think
Sets
Fury
Out
See
Minute
Something
Take
Because
Within
Children
Transform
Peaceful
Peace in the world is everybody's business, no matter where you live or what you do.
Betty Williams
You
Business
Peace
World
Matter
Live
Everybody
Where
Peace is not wimpy. It's about sitting down and negotiating with people you hate. Ultimately, all occupation ends, and you have to deal with the enemy.
Betty Williams
You
Peace
Hate
People
Enemy
Down
Negotiating
About
Occupation
Deal
Ultimately
Sitting
Ends
The voice of women has a special role and a special soul force in the struggle for a nonviolent world.
Betty Williams
Struggle
Soul
Women
World
Voice
Force
Nonviolent
Role
Special
The Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded for what one has done, but hopefully what one will do.
Betty Williams
Peace
Will
Hopefully
Nobel
Nobel Peace Prize
Prize
Done
Awarded
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.
Betty Williams
You
Woman
Women
Men
Stronger
Nothing
Meet
Way
Ways
Absolutely
Absolutely Nothing
Know
Message
Lot
Than
Any
Far
Men, once enemies, are now jointly governing in Northern Ireland. And although there have been several hitches, by and large it's working well.
Betty Williams
Enemies
Men
Once
Several
Well
Although
Governing
Been
Ireland
Northern
Northern Ireland
Working
Large
Now
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.
Betty Williams
Work
Love
Needs
Peace
Compassion
Important
Cold
Intuition
More
Powerful
Calling
Intellect
Than
Often
Far
Forth
Reason
We need to assure that we are nurturing our children and meeting their every need in this violent world.
Betty Williams
World
Nurturing
Every
Assure
Meeting
Our
Children
Violent
Need
I'm not sexist in any way - sexism is another form of violence, and there are many great men in this world.
Betty Williams
Great
World
Men
Way
Sexism
Sexist
Great Men
Another
Any
Form
Many
Violence
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.
Betty Williams
Problem
World
Our
Indeed
Must
Solutions
Only
Bottom
Answers
Reversal
Lot
Governments
Up
Begin
Times
Committed
Quite
Children
Themselves
Then
Create
Helping
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