Quotes about Diplomacy

Certainly it is much easier to think about negotiating and having deals when there is a singular represented point of view. That pretty much is a given.

Wearing love beads and touting our sincerity will not make this a safer world.

Mr. Prime Minister," I say, standing alone on the driveway, my hand extended. "Mr. President." His expression implacable, his dark eyes peering into mine, he shakes my hand with an iron grip. He is dressed in a black suit and a tie that is a solid blue on the top half, red on the bottom, two-thirds of the Russian flag.

While U.S. investments in India are growing, we also need Indian investments in America.

The truth of the matter is that Iran is a cancer.

There is no part of the world that is irrelevant to the United States anymore.

Ahmed Tibi does not recognize the existence of the state of Israel, and letting him into the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee is a serious danger to its security.

I wouldn't mind a little bow. In Japan, they bow. I love it. Only thing I love about Japan.

Anyone who seeks to be involved in politics should join hands with America.

There seems to be no question that [Mussolini] is really interested in what we are doing and I am much interested and deeply impressed by what he has accomplished and by his evidenced honest purpose of restoring Italy.

I do not wish to quarrel with any man or nation. I do not wish to split hairs, to make fine distinctions, or set myself up as better than my neighbors. I seek rather, I may say, even an excuse for conforming to the laws of the land. I am but too ready to conform to them.

America's promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. We bear our burdens. That's one of the reasons why almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office.