Silvia Cartwright Quotes

New Zealand, Statesman
November 7, 1943

Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright PCNZM DBE QSO DStJ (née Poulter) is a New Zealand jurist who served as the 18th Governor-General of New Zealand, from 2001 to 2006. She was the second woman to hold the office, after Catherine Tizard.

If we are genuinely committed to promoting a culture of peace, as individuals we must look to our values and ensure that we all exhibit a peace loving life to our nation's children.

Silvia Cartwright
- Children
- Peace
- Look
There is no glory in war, yet from the blackness of its history, there emerge vivid colours of human character and courage. Those who risked their lives to help their friends.

Silvia Cartwright
- War
- Courage
- Glory

The domination of western values, beliefs and way of life has angered many from the east and in developing countries.

Silvia Cartwright
We in the west are seen as godless, as greedy and as uncaring about the suffering of those in the developing world.

Silvia Cartwright
- Suffering
- West
- Godless
Those who kept their sanity and humanity intact in the face of awful adversity. Heroes named and unnamed, some known only to God.

Silvia Cartwright
- God
- Humanity
- Known
The quest for peace begins in the home, in the school and in the workplace.

Silvia Cartwright
- School
- Home
- Peace
We can survive as a population only if we conserve, develop sustainably, and protect the world's resources.

Silvia Cartwright
The rights of the individual are greatly prized in the developed world, but in many other regions they are considered a luxury reserved for the impossibly wealthy.

Silvia Cartwright
- Rights
- Luxury
- Wealthy

We often plough so much energy into the big picture, we forget the pixels.

Silvia Cartwright
- Energy
- Picture
- Plough