Xi Jinping Quotes

We want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us, then I tell them: Don't keep attacking us as you have done for the last years.

The idea that democracies never make war on each other rests on very thin historical ice.

When you are close allies and good friends, like Denmark and the U.S. are, there should also be room for disagreements along the way.

We still have time to negotiate, we still have time for diplomacy, because there are still a number of issues that have not been clarified, that created a lack of confidence.

When you fight -- fight to win

History teaches us that enmity between nations—as between individuals—do not last forever.

Diplomacy takes time.

When it comes to China’s relationship with foreign countries, it is of course better to have peace. But before we can have real peace, China must be ready to fight. If we give in to every demand, then the more we seek peace, the less likely we are going to get it.

There's certain things that we do work with Russia on, and then there's certain things when they do something wrong, I have no problem calling them out on it.

If two people live together, one has to be patient, and typically, the other one is very annoying.

What you can do with relations is greater than what you can do with guns.

In any relationship, there's gonna be conflict.

At times we will have mutual interests with Mexico, but at times we will not.

There is no perfect relationship. You have to work around the dissatisfaction.

I have always done my bit to improve Indo-Pak ties, but sometimes you say something, and it is interpreted the other way.

I think Putin will have to find a way to signal, even if it's a modest signal, an openness to dialogue.

There is no common ground between us and Iran.

India-Pakistan war and romance have always been sensitive issues for film-makers in both the countries.

We must immediately find the way to come and say to the U.S., 'Despite the difficult differences of opinion between us, there are no closer friends, and no better allies than you to us, and we to you.'

There are some issues where we have common interests with Germany, there are some others that we don't... The diplomacy between good neighbors doesn't mean nodding one to another.

If we do it, if we work to achieve all this [cultural exchange with Japan], we can and should talk about joint efforts toward ensuring international security, and not only in the Far East.

There is no question about the fact that we had very serious disagreements with my German, French, and Russian colleagues over the Iraq war. But I never stopped talking.

I love to negotiate things, I do it really well, and all that stuff. But it's possible I won't be able to get along with Putin.

The politicians in Washington just had no idea about the complexity of the situation in South Vietnam.

My hope is that the president-elect [Donald Trump] coming in takes a similarly constructive approach, finding areas where we can cooperate with Russia, where our values and interests align. But that the president-elect also is willing to stand up to Russia where they are deviating from our values and international norms.