Quotes About Diplomacy

The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative.

If the large power voluntarily abstains from using its full power or feels the strategic situation to be such that it cannot do so, it in effect loses the advantage of being a big power.

Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war.

Like Prince von Bismarck in diplomacy, I have no secrets.

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.

If we vote to Leave and take back control, all sorts of opportunities open up. Including doing new free trade deals around the world, restoring Britain's seat on all sorts of international bodies, restoring health to our democracy and belief to our democracy.

I didn't vote for Bush, and I'm not happy particularly that he's president. But I will say I'm impressed that he didn't start bombing Afghanistan the day after Sept. 11. The more time that passes without him bombing Afghanistan, the more I respect him.

France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give up on its demands. With a clear vote for change France will be in a strong position.

There is a movement to get an international criminal court in the world, voted for by hundreds of states-but with the noticeable absence of the United States of America.

In the United Nations, when China entered, we voted on the same position, and since then we have maintained the same position, that position has not changed.

I would be open about the fact that, clearly, politicians should be able to speak to each other. David Cameron doesn't seem to accept this, but if the British people have voted then of course you have to try and provide good stable government.

When I voted against the cap-and-trade bill, the phone rang and it was the chief of staff of the president of the United States of America, Rahm Emanuel, and he started swearing at me in terms and words that I hadn't heard since that crossing the line ceremony on the USS New Jersey in 1983.

If I say I like one person, that means everybody that voted for the other person doesn't like me. So, why would I do that?

My interest in foreign policy is above the average voter's interest. That doesn't mean we shouldn't talk about it.

The days that Israel was separated from Europe are gone.

I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.

As long as they keep building settlements, the world will be anti-Israeli.

No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another.

When you see Obama and Trump shake hands and seem to show respect to one another - that is what we need.

I'm not very much of a 'name it and shame it' kind of guy.

Throughout his amazing life, my father played important roles in shaping U.S. policy towards China.

I think Sharon is anti-Israeli because it's in the interest of Israel to understand the problems of the other side.

The United States can't be sheriff of the whole world.

The world is shifting from a hegemonic era, where the United States dominated alone, to a multipolar system.