Quotes About Diplomacy

My philosophy is, if I couldn't say it in front of my grandmother, I probably shouldn't say it.

Israel is grateful that America believes in us.

A Russia that gradually begins to gravitate toward the West will also be a Russia that ceases to disrupt the international system.

Americans in general, I think, don't understand the weight and gravity of foreign policy and how to engage the world at large.

I always show great respect for everyone, including Manchester United.

So, China is a great nation. And with that comes great responsibility.

Greenland is not for sale.

But you've got to understand what the other guy is about, even if at the end of the process you decide that there is no ground with this man or woman except to fight them.

We already heard from President Macron saying he won't let Britain leave the customs union until we get access to their fishing grounds. You can then see the complexity in future, this will go on forever.

It's good for America when the rest of the world grows, because you can sell more to the rest of the world.

If the inmates of Guantanamo want to make their nests in Uruguay, they can do it.

I'd rather be a good guest in someone's home than tell them I don't like their food or make fun of them.

America is a world leader, one that gives guidance to others.

Franco will bring the army from Castille. The ambassador will complain, causing a schism. Rivera's men will be part of the force. The great man will be denied entry to the gulf.

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.

How do you deliver democracy to a country? You don't do it down the barrel of a gun. That's not how you deliver it.

China not only does not support hacking but also opposes it.

A core group of the world's leading economies need to come together and hammer out an understanding.

If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.

The American people do not want ambassadorships or any other position handed out to save a party money.

We may not be a great power anymore, we may be into you for sixty-five trillion yuan-pegged, but we're not afraid to use our troops if our spades act up, so watch out, or we'll go fucking nuclear on your yellow asses if you try to cash in your chips.

Magic," Martha whispered breathlessly, "is diplomacy. It isn't just saying the words. It's who says them, how he says them, and when he says them.

Instead of spending his afternoons prowling the parks and jerking off like this he should have been working on his French, which was so poor that even the simplest tasks – deciphering menus, buying bleach to clean out the toilet, ordering sandwiches – became major exercises in pantomime diplomacy.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.