Quotes About Negotiation

The message of the free world to any potential Palestinian leadership should be a simple one: Embrace democratic reform and we will embrace you.

When China fails to live up to its obligations, we push back - sort of. We accept arguments from Chinese leaders that they are a developing country that needs time to reform.

If Donald Trump wants to pass comprehensive immigration reform, I will work with Donald Trump.

I will not support any peace deal that will allow the return of even one Palestinian refugee to Israel.

Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how.

My philosophy is to make an offer that the other guy can't refuse, because he thinks there's no way he can't win.

You can be ideological; you can be passionate about your issues - I'm all for that. And there are some issues I refuse to give in on. But for the state to function, for government to function, there has to be some level of deal-making.

China has incredible financial power and sometimes makes offers that players can't refuse.

In politics, sometimes, you dig your heels in and draw a line in the sand and refuse to compromise.

When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused.

In many ways, I regard Sharon and Arafat as birds of a feather.

In the Middle Eastern culture, it is looked upon with very high regard to get the best deal possible, no matter what it takes, and that includes lying.

Regardless of some disagreements in the past with Dr. Kissinger, I personally had a very good relationship with the secretary when I served as ambassador to the United States and later on as premier.

What we wanted to tell North Korea is, look, we have told you we are not looking for regime change; we are not looking for war. But don't give us a reason to get involved in any of this, and so we're going to go ahead and push for a strong resolution against North Korea.

Rogue regimes never respond to anything less than hardball.

If we don't set the rules for commerce in the Asia-Pacific region, China will.

The main problem that we have in Lebanon, and in the region, is we don't have a real peace process and I think this is the main focal problem that we have in the region.

Well, peace is a very expensive commodity in my country, as well as in my region.

Trump has said he will dismantle the North American Free Trade Agreement. This would be hugely harmful for Canada and the U.S. and for integration in the region.

Things have to be straightened out to keep Lebanon away from regional conflicts.

The press regularly proclaims my ambitions and my financial demands.

NAFTA will continue to regulate the relationship between Mexico and Canada.

We did not start a fight with America, and we don't want a war with America. If someone launches an attack, though, we will respond. We will not take rejection or humiliation. We do not want to fight.

I think that Peter Mandelson, particularly in relation to the issue of policing, made a huge mess of it. He allowed himself to be manipulated by the securocrats within the British establishment.