Quotes About Diplomacy

I have a good relationship with Russians, and with Americans. So I'm neutral.

I'm always the neutral guy, man. I'm able to bring people together.

There's always a fine line that divides hostility from neutrality, and I don't want to pass that line.

Monaco's neutrality is one of our main attributes - the role of small countries is to act as go-betweens between big nations.

Dr. Kaunda, although he was running a one-party state, was very close to the West, and that is why he achieved as much as he did. But we drifted away from the West to look for new friends.

Didn't George Washington say, 'He who controls Afghanistan will carry New Jersey?'

If America isn't asking for Europe's help with New Jersey, why should Europe feel uninhibited about asking for America's help with Greece?

If you are going to make peace, you can't just meet nice people.

I've said nice things about the people I was with before, but that's what you do.

I like Frenchmen very much, because even when they insult you they do it so nicely.

We are nicer to Muslims than any other country.

Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.

Only Nixon could have gone to China. Anyone else would have been criticised from the Right.

I have no doubt the Japanese leadership and most Japanese see the importance of a strong U.S.-Japan relationship. I certainly have no doubt that the American view is the same.

The U.N. has been so disappointing to date on the whole Rwanda issue that despite the people they've sent through, and I have no doubt their competence, in the end, the decision is going to be made by other people and not by them.

There's no doubt we'd be very angry if the American president had come to the Knesset and argued against the government of Israel.

There is no doubt that our government is pro-European.

The first and best way to say 'no' to anyone is, 'How am I supposed to do that?' Now the other side actually has no idea as to the number of things you've done with them at the same time. You conveyed to them you have a problem.

I'm not some ditzy moron who has no idea how to deal with a diplomat as if they're some exotic animal.

I have a background and an understanding of what's happened in the Middle East that a lot of people don't have, because there's been no interest.

To me, there's no point in having confrontation for the sake of it.

European leaders have learned that there is no point in seeking agreement with Trump, for he doesn't respect those who do.

I have no problem saying that I have differences in policy with the United States.

It's the governments that create the problems. People are fun; people get along. People in Iran really love Americans. There is no problem between us.