Quotes About Diplomacy

In order for us to solve many big problems around the world, it is in our interest to work with Russia and obtain their cooperation.

Italy, wants peace and quiet, work and calm. I will give these things with love if possible and with force if necessary.

I'd like to win a Booker Prize for writing. A Nobel Peace Prize for my work in peace... and I think that'll probably do.

America wants to work with friends, with allies, with people of good will, to make this a better world.

Remember, the American grand strategy works when other countries feel secure. But it doesn't work if we acquiesce in the aggression of other countries.

I'm not sure how a world leader reacts to the work of a clown.

Warm congratulations to my friend Barack Obama. Look forward to continuing to work together.

I do think John Kerry has tried awfully hard to work with Russia and others to have a lasting, significant cease-fire.

I know of no greater work for humanity than in the cause of peace, which can only be achieved by the earnest efforts of nations and peoples.

Appeasement does not work. As was the case in the 1930s, we see in Saddam Hussein an aggressive dictator threatening his neighbors.

I think soft power definitely can work. But, you know, it depends on who you're dealing with. Some people are so intent upon power and keeping power that it's very difficult to conduct soft power.

It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally.

We as the Afghan people and government are willing to help Pakistan work for peace in Afghanistan and work for peace in Pakistan, together.

My work as secretary of state was not influenced by the outside forces.

Asking Saudi Arabia and Iran to work together, when they can't stand each other and are engaged in a proxy battle right at this moment.

Presidents always - not always, but often have bad conversations with counterparts. They just don't go out and embarrass their counterpart by talking about it. They find other ways to work it out.

We do not draw red lines unless we intend to carry them out. We have made very clear that we are willing to work with China, and we believe China has tried to be helpful.

Occasionally [Donald Trump] says things that are too strong and upsets people, and I think he'll work to do better on that.

National diplomacy strategies are usually focused on promoting one's interests against others' interests. By emphasizing the global 'we' rather than the national 'I' in the climate change debate, COP 21 proved to be a case in point for a change of lenses.

Our strategy is one of preventing war by making it self-evident to our enemies that they're going to get their clocks cleaned if they start one.

Indeed, for Russia, inconsistency is an integral part of its foreign policy strategy, particularly under Putin.

The E.U. needs a strategy that marries a shared vision to common action.

The strategy we must follow is to defend the special relationship between Great Britain and Europe and, more specifically, between Europe and France.

The most successful cultural diplomacy strategy integrates people-to-people or arts/culture/media-to-people interactions into the basic business of diplomacy. The programs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran all contribute to core goals of U.S. policy in those countries.