Tzipi Livni Quotes

lot of the uneasiness among Mexican leaders is because of the unknowns. Well those are to be determined and to be discussed and to be negotiated. At the end of the day, our neighborss aren't going anywhere and neigher are we, and we need to find ways to make it work.

China and the U.S. need each other very badly. Yes, we should argue about some things, but it's not an 'us versus them,' it's an 'us and them' type scenario.

There is an appealing moral clarity in dividing the world into friend and foe. But in reality, progress in international affairs so often demands working with those with whom we do not see eye to eye.

Alliances and partnerships produce stability when they reflect realities and interests.

Turkey can be a bridge to regimes and actions the United States can't reach. Turkey can talk to people the United States can't talk to.

A constructive approach to diplomacy doesn't mean relinquishing one's rights. It means engaging with one's counterparts, on the basis of equal footing and mutual respect, to address shared concerns and achieve shared objectives.

The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's important is that world leaders are able to sit down with one another, have frank conversations and move forward.

It remains to be seen whether the more optimistic scenario for Sino-American relations can be realised. Much rests on the shoulders of the two leaders: Obama on this score has so far been disappointing; the early signs are that Xi is a highly confident leader who thinks big.

Nowhere is it written that there must be conflict between the United States and China.

Yasser Arafat was the epitome of gracious Arab hospitality. I must have had 1000 meals with him. The problem was that he could never translate that hospitality to negotiations.

There is one condition for us to have healthy relations with the United States. It's called respect.

We won’t be very successful with the Chinese leadership [on human rights issues] if we’re in their face all the time.

Alliances do have to deal with political realities.

A policy that can be accurately, though perhaps not prudently, defined as one of “peaceful co-existence.”

It is not a winning game for Europeans to have a hostility to the United States.

For foreign policy it is necessary to have men who inspire confidence.

Building a stable, peaceful, and coherent Europe must include Russia.

Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest.

Diplomacy and coalition-building are hard work and not easy for any president.

We think that without cooperation with the Russians, we cannot achieve our goals.

We all know there are vast differences between Trump and Trudeau as people, but we need to separate that from the pursuit of the mutual interests of the United States and Canada.

In the '80s, we at least had the idea of diplomacy.

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.'

We should be working with our European allies, not turning them into opponents.

Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.