Rick Scott Quotes

The matter of international relations is very subtle and exquisite.

Foreign policy is the most constraining form of policy-making

You can't build a foreign policy on the presence of an individual [a particular foreign leader].

Foreign policy begins with domestic policy.

Foreign policy is too important to be left up to foreign service officers.

The American people deserve an honest assessment of the state of our foreign affairs.

Well, the most important thing a president will be is commander-in-chief. And that requires having an understanding of the complex issues on foreign policy. Foreign policy presents us often with hard choices, not black or white choices.

We need a dramatically expanded use of statecraft.

Foreign policy can mean several things, not only foreign policy in the narrow sense. It can cover foreign policy, relations with the developing world, and enlargement as well.

The statesmen still say that we should not interfere in the internal affairs of other nations and yet it is not possible any longer not to interfere, even when we do not mean to do so.

International politics is no longer a zero-sum game but a multi-dimensional arena where cooperation and competition often occur simultaneously. Gone is the age of blood feuds. World leaders are expected to lead in turning threats into opportunities.

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations.

Issues of foreign policy have a place in every election for President.

I have spent time discussing the American political system and current events in Taiwan with the junior diplomats, and they have repeatedly expressed their country's desire to avoid confrontation with China.

So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy is going to be an asset.

Foreign policy is like human relations, only people know less about each other.

President Obama's consistent agenda has been to weaken the United States and our allies in pursuit of a more 'balanced' global power structure.

I was an international studies major.

The internal affairs of other countries has a big impact on American interests.

The U.S and England are not worthy of security council membership. Those who want good relations with the Iranian people should bow and surrender to its right and might.

Foreign Policy has to be less foreign.

Very near the heart of all foreign affairs is the relationship between policy and military power.

The main challenge for American foreign policy in many places is not to influence relations between states but rather to influence events within states.

Congress cannot and should not run foreign policy.

The purpose of foreign policy is not to provide an outlet for our own sentiments of hope or indignation; it is to shape real events in a real world.