Quotes About Diplomacy

Years ago, I predicted that Iran would take over Iraq. Iran and Iraq used to fight back and forth.

Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. This is the idea behind foreign policy.

There are countries that prefer to think that they're buying comfort at the cost of others, but I don't think that's the way you can act in this world. There are no neutral groups.

That's the premise of the Saudi Arabians. He's holding the president's hand with one. In the other hand, he's got his hand in the pocket of American consumers.

Especially when it comes to national security, there is a premium on an administration speaking clearly, consistently and precisely, starting with the president.

The E.U. must see us prepare for life outside of the E.U. without a deal for them to take us seriously.

I like to win without fighting. But if I can't, then I'm prepared to fight.

One nuclear war is going to be the last nuclear - the last war, frankly, if it really gets out of hand. And I just don't think we ought to be prepared to accept that sort of thing.

If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise.

Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.

As a world leader, America must be prepared to confront any challenge.

We would like to ease the life of the Palestinians. I prepared a new plan that we call a positive agenda.

The world is fortunate - for the time being, at least - that it has an American president in Obama who is prepared to take a conciliatory and concessive attitude towards America's decline and that it has a Chinese leadership which has been extremely cautious about expressing an opinion, let alone flexing its muscles.

Israel is prepared for a compromise. The majority of Israelis understand this compromise will be serious, will be meaningful, and will be painful.

I speak on due consideration because Britain, France, and Mexico, have abolished slavery, and all other European states are preparing to abolish it as speedily as they can.

Hopefully the presence in Congress of an American who happens to be Hindu will increase America's understanding of India as well as India's understanding of America.

In 75 foreign countries, we have a presence in the USDA.

The ambassador was never present, but his presence was never absent.

On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.

International summits and organisations like WTO take decisions, which will bind us, and if we are not present in such summits, we may be hurt by the decisions taken.

For all those who seek to maintain the rules-based international order, Russia presents a challenge.

As the Cold War melts into history, our first concern should be the preservation and extension of human rights and democracy.

All Jews in America that care about the U.S.-Israel alliance know they can sleep peacefully under a Biden presidency.

One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President.