Margaret Atwood Quotes

I would rather see the United States respected than loved by other nations.

National image ... prestige among other nations ... It was the main purpose of the civil space program.

We believe that government in Britain should be working to restore our reputation on the international stage after Iraq and engage better within Europe.

Whatever one thinks of President George W. Bush and his unilateralist crew, most of the people laughing at us do not think we are evil. What they think is that we are naive and incompetent.

I spend every day up at the United Nations where I have to interact with 192 other countries. I know how well the United States is viewed.

Surveys show our standing around the world is higher than when I was elected to this office, and when it comes to every important international issue, people of the world do not look to Beijing or Moscow to lead - they call us.

I think it is important to help our country's image outside of Spain.

The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world.

Obama has been well-received on the world stage, but that doesn't help him operate domestically.

It's not enough to say that the Olympics is an athletic contest outside of politics, because it's not. The Chinese clearly are using the Olympics to recreate how they are viewed in the world and how they view themselves.

In foreign affairs, a Senate cannot initiate or force large events, or substitute its judgment of them for that of the President, without seriously jeopardizing the ability of the nation to act consistently, and also without confusing the image and purpose of this nation in the eyes of others.?

For the president of the United States, reputation does matter. The reputation of the United States does matter. We are dealing with countries all over the world. They want to know if your word is good. Trump's word is not good.

People have actually figured out that Estonia is one of the few post-Communist countries that has a genuine image in people's minds as being something.

While domestically the president may be able to somewhat reshape his/her image through defining moments and actions, this is far less feasible internationally.

I think from a personal standpoint, maybe I appreciate a little more that there are two sides to every story, and the way that the U.S. is sometimes is viewed outside of the U.S. can be pretty tough, depending on what the U.S.'s actions are.

Tony Blair is one of the most significant world leaders of the modern era. He has a remarkable story to tell. His tenure as prime minister was marked by close relationships with Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush, and he enjoys a profile in this country that is rare among foreign leaders.

America has receded from the world. Today our friends and allies don't trust us. And our enemies don't fear us. I think we should get back, number one, to American leadership in the world.

Canada, by others in the global family, is, for some reason, taken seriously. They have about 30 million people. They have some natural resources.

What I want to do more than anything as president of the United States is to restore the honor and dignity and respect that this country is owed around the world.

If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us.

We have always felt the sympathy of the world, but we would prefer the respect of the world to sympathy without respect.

One of the proudest things of my three years in office is helping to restore a sense of respect for America around the world.

President Obama is viewed by much of the world as feckless, weak, and incompetent, even antiAmerican - and that's by nations who are our allies and friends. As it pertains to China, Iran and North Korea (who just set off a nuclear weapon) they spit in America's face. They have no respect for America, and they sure as hell have no fear of America.

The heartfelt sympathy and friendship offered to America after the 9/11 attacks, even from formerly antagonistic regimes, has been largely dissipated; increasingly unilateral and domineering policies have brought international trust in our country to its lowest level in memory.

The traditional Indian view was to protect our independence; it was therefore quite consistent with the requirements of the time and the feeling of the people. The world may have been misled by Jawaharlal Nehru's own international projection, which in fact had no reality on the ground.