Quotes About Diplomacy

I have worked with Chuck Grassley off and on through the years, and always had what I considered and what I think he'd consider a cordial working relationship.

I'm not best friends with Giannis, and I'm not best friends with LeBron. I know them both, and I'm cordial with both.

Corporations, like nations, do not have friends. They have interests.

Democrats, more often than not, do not play the game of politics correctly.

U.N. Security Council resolutions are only as effective as their enforcement.

If appeasing other nations means that we need to begin acting like them, you can count me out.

Do not let ASEAN become a playing card for the competition among major countries.

The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian countries.

Keep America strong. Strong in our values, strong in our economy, and strong in our military might. We hope to never have to use our military strength, but the world counts on a strong America to keep the worst actors from doing the worst things.

If someone's being less than courteous to you, I don't think you need to pay any attention to them.

The world may view India more benignly, but it does more business with China. It courts China; it needs China. Look at the genuflecting Europeans and the fork-tongued Americans!

I prefer that we sit down and craft a bill that addresses the many challenges we face, not only domestically, but as a world leader.

I don't usually talk crap about guys.

One sure way to ruin American credibility in the Arab world is to sit silently in Damascus and look like you're part of the Assad show.

I'm not a critic, and I never talk about other people's work.

I wouldn't criticise Carlo Ancelotti.

You have no right to criticise Russia over Chechnya.

I'm not a guy who is able to criticise anyone in public but I am not a guy who promotes individuals in public.

Personally, I would never criticise a player in public.

When I was in the PMO, Digvijaya Singh used to call me whenever he wanted to see the PM. He used to go through me. He is under compulsion to criticise me, but I am under no compulsion to criticise him.

I'm not here to criticize anyone.

The rogue states have to be told that there are lines that cannot be crossed.

You have to speak your mind, but without being cruel.

Cuba does not attack; Cuba defends, Cuba shares.