Will Rogers Quotes

Keep good relations with the Grecians.

I have good relationships with Hillary Clinton, Joseph Biden and especially Richard Holbrooke - he is my teacher. I learned a lot of great things from him.

If we find what we need [arms] among friendly nations and if they give us what we ask, they do so for money. We are not getting anything for free. So, if things become complicated with a certain country we will find other countries, regardless of whether they are Eastern or Western.

Soft power … cannot accomplish much in the absence of a willingness to use hard power.

One of the great power’s intents in granting trade concessions and inducements or taking a hard line toward another state is to enable a favorable foreign policy coalition abroad or disable an unfavorable coalition.

Yes, sir, from Constantinople, or from the Brazils; from Turk or Christian; from black or white; from the dey of Algiers or the bey of Tunis; from the devil himself, if he wore a crown, we should receive a minister.

Economic assistance is one of the most effective weapons at our disposal to influence European political events in the direction we desire.

Hillary Clinton's progress as a public figure and politician can, in fact, be indexed perfectly by her relationship to Henry Kissinger.

Throughout his amazing life, my father played important roles in shaping U.S. policy towards China.

There was no pressure or blackmail from the U.S. I had no idea the military aid was held up.

I know how to move between political camps. When everyone in the world hated (Libyan leader Moammar) Gadhafi, I paid him an official visit. It caused an uproar - Lula's visiting the devil!

Barak Obama got involved, I don't know if Brexit was through a friendship with David Cameron.

I don't think Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump really have friends. But Trump has openly admired Putin for many years, with no reservations. He even seems to idolize him. Neither his cabinet appointees nor the civil servants in the Pentagon and the State Department feel the same way, however, so we don't know what this admiration will bring.

International relations bears more than a slight resemblance to the mafia.

Foreign policy is now a huge field. It isn't just people who are studying political science. There are so many aspects to it in terms of understanding hard science for people who are studying climate change, or people who are interested in health policy or food security, or people who care about education.

Joe Biden went to Brazil in an effort to try and repair America's relationship with their government. Biden said, 'It's great to be here in the Amazon. I've always wanted to see where all the books come from.'

I will have a foreign-handed foreign policy.

Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.

The friendships of nations, built on common interests, cannot survive the mutability of those interests.

When I became secretary of state, I felt one of my primary jobs was building relationships around the world. And I did spend a lot of time and effort thinking through, How do I connect with this person?..

Realism is important in foreign policy. You have to be realistic about what you can achieve, and about the pitfalls, and problems along the way, of which there are plenty. Nothing is easy. It's always rough.

[Donald Trump] actually advocated for the actions we took in Libya and urged that [Muamar] Gadhafi be taken out, after actually doing some business with him one time.

...Sound foreign policy is more than arms control, foreign aid and paying (United Nations) dues.

Russia is a difficult country to deal with, but I think that American policy on Russia has been foolish in the extreme.

I think I would have a very, very good relationship with Vladimir Putin, and I think I would have a very, very good relationship with Russia.