Quotes About Diplomacy

Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the government of France, and few have a worse record of supporting tyrants and killers.

I hope I'm wrong, but I am afraid that Iraq is going to turn out to be the greatest disaster in American foreign policy - worse than Vietnam, not in the number who died, but in terms of its unintended consequences and its reverberation throughout the region.

War is a form of really bad manners, in a strange way. Invading a country I think is just the worst possible manners. 'You're not invited!' Gate crashing on a large scale!

I will negotiate with my worst enemy.

The worst thing you can do if you want to start a fight is to use derogatory terminology.

The worst thing for an effective war on terror is the suspicion of states about the objectives.

Many agree that the worst thing that could ever happen is if Russia and China get closer.

It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.

I don't keep a list of people I want to talk to. It's organic. But I'd like to interview Tom Brady. Someday I'd love to meet Vladimir Putin. I'd ask him how he sees the landscape of the world, what could make it better, how that could be done.

To be influential in tomorrow's world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France.

For me, everybody is the same. If you are not nice to me, I will say, 'Okay, we will try to make it nice tomorrow.' I am like that. I am not a confrontational person.

I've always thought that if Israel really wanted to solve the problem, they'd just start tomorrow and push right to the Jordan River, and anything in their way goes. They don't need America or someone else to help.

The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be your friend, but tomorrow he will need you as an enemy.

We shouldn't discuss the world of tomorrow in terms of becoming a balance to the United States. The real issue is whether the United States will define herself as part of the U.N. system-or not.

I never show the back of my tongue. That is a Dutch expression.

I'll keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue.

In Davos during the WEF, we have government heads like David Cameron, Shinzo Abe, Tony Abbott, and Dilma Rousseff. These are the people who can actually get something done.

Tony Blair's a friend.

Tony Blair is one of the most significant world leaders of the modern era. He has a remarkable story to tell. His tenure as prime minister was marked by close relationships with Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush, and he enjoys a profile in this country that is rare among foreign leaders.

If you shake your fist, the other guy will shake his too. But if you extend your hand to shake their hand, then they will extend theirs also, and you've made a friend.

It is never too late to regain our credibility around the world.

I don't want to jeopardize my relationship with royalty by saying too much.

Edward Heath and Richard Nixon took personal awkwardness with each other to new and excruciating levels.

Nobody's ever said that pins are a tool of diplomacy.