David MacKenzie Quotes

If we are going to lead the world, we have to know where it is.

I'm always looking for other interesting films to either act in or direct.

Nixon was an awful president in many ways, including in some of his foreign-policy choices. But he left no doubt that foreign policy and America's leadership in the world outside its borders was of paramount importance to him.

I like to direct for the big screen.

As you can tell by my IMDB page, I like to work.

Obama is thoroughly mixed up with all these things he's got. He's got to solve Libya. He's got to solve Afghanistan. He's everywhere. And this nation, I don't know why it's not showing the leadership and capacity to attend different issues at the same time.

George Bush has shown great skill at disguising an incredibly weak foreign policy.

The President of the United States was untutored in foreign policy. He didn’t know Slovenia from Slovakia.

This President is a miserable failure on foreign policy.

It is the President alone who must make the major decisions of our foreign policy.

My mom is a casting director, which is pretty awesome.

It's too bad we can't take VA leadership and export it and give it to some of our adversaries around the planet. Let them suffer under VA's leadership.

I think that America's recovery of a global strategic view is an absolutely essential element of our foreign policy.

Personal relations were critical to the success of dad's diplomacy all across the world during his presidency.

While we need to provide leadership and stability to the world, we should do that through diplomacy.

Being a global ambassador is as much a responsibility as it is an honour.

I think there is a diplomatic stance that would fit me and I will stick to my own style, while also seeking assistance from the Foreign Ministry.

I think I would have a very good relationship with many foreign leaders.

Every damn President since I can remember has been so in love with foreign policy that they're just like a schoolboy with a new girl.

I think I've gotten and developed tremendous relationships throughout the world with the leaders.

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?..

It was leadership here at home that gave us strong American influence abroad, and the collapse of imperial Communism. Great nations have responsibilities to lead, and we should always be cautious of those who would lower our profile, because they might just wind up lowering our flag.

Maybe I'm not going to be able to do a deal with Russia, but at least I will have tried. And if I don't, does anybody really think that Hillary Clinton would be tougher on Russia than Donald Trump?

I think Barack Obama's foreign policy will be regarded more failure than success.

Mr. Gorbachev initiated Glasnost, Perestroika, so he was already, you know, way disenchanted with the rigid Communist ideology, and he was looking to become an international leader. He was more accepted actually outside of the Communist Soviet Union than inside.