Quotes About Diplomacy

We should have completed the fight in Afghanistan instead of starting a new war in Iraq.

Egypt is a large, complex, very important country.

In politics, you have to compromise from morning to evening. Democracy is the art of compromise.

Politics is compromise.

You cannot compromise unless people talk to you.

My nature is to compromise and get things done for the state.

Politics is compromise, by its very nature. But we never compromise on our values and beliefs.

Compromise is part of how we get things done.

The concerns of Israel have to be taken seriously.

Peace is more than simply the absence of war; it is the absence of conditions that give rise to war.

I do not condone the use of violence.

During the Clinton administration, America's image was that of a strong, confident and kind world leader.

Politics is very interesting and always leads to conflict.

The Chinese Communist Party and the American people are locked in conflict.

I call on the people of Tripoli to restrain themselves and not get drawn into conflict with anyone.

Jared Kushner is the last person that should be trying to bring peace to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

I don't enjoy fighting with people. I don't enjoy having conflict.

There are many conflicting interests in Europe.

You don't make peace with your friends. That's the bottom line. You end conflicts by trying to find some political resolution.

Conflicts do not respect borders.

I really do not like confrontation. I will kind of do anything to avoid it.

We should be doing more business with China. We should be better connected to the Chinese economy.

There are consequences if you act militarily, and there's big consequences if you don't act.

The United States cannot have the image of warmongers, with all the potential consequences it could have for our respective countries.