John Mott Quotes

So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good will and friendship will be sedulously cultivated with all nations.

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

António Guterres role as Secretary-General in bringing all powers together is very essential' and we hope he can succeed, it's not easy of course.

I think that Russia is very aware that they are on notice when it comes to certain issues. They are very aware that we do want to try and defeat ISIS together, if that's at all possible, along with our allies. But there's no love or anything going on with Russia right now. They get that we're getting our strength back, that we're getting our voice back, and that we're starting to lead again. And honestly, at the United Nations, that's the number one comment I get is they're just so happy to see the United States lead again.

For future geopolitical stability and global prosperity, we need to build a culture of greater trust and understanding between China, America and the rest of the world.

International politics is no longer a zero-sum game but a multi-dimensional arena where cooperation and competition often occur simultaneously. Gone is the age of blood feuds. World leaders are expected to lead in turning threats into opportunities.

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.

My new hotels will play a leading role in promoting world peace.

International cooperation, multilateralism is indispensable.

Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.

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

Germany must be a country which generates political ideas and leadership, which is capable of compromise, which is sovereign and yet knows that it needs its partners on both sides of the Atlantic.

Foreign Policy has to be less foreign.

If France, Germany, and Great Britain – who have often been at war with each other – are now friends, then India, Pakistan, and China could become friends, too.

If we want to be the leader of the world we have a unique responsibility to understand the problems of countries who cannot solve their own problems.

You don’t do foreign policy unilaterally. Foreign policy is a team sport.

… sooner or later the Armenian-Turkish relations will be normalized since closed borders between States is a non-sense in the 21st century, and rulers can find themselves in an unenviable position if they fail to keep up with the global developments.

America must always lead on the world stage.

Even allies don’t share every single interest that you have. That’s a law of nature in the international system. They will tell you most of what you need to know but there may be some things that they don’t tell you that you need to know in order to formulate your policy as wisely as you can.

There must not and cannot be any conflict, estrangement or misunderstanding between the Chinese people and America.

I am totally committed to the cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations.

As a member and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee during the 2000s, I met with civilian and military officials in Kurdistan, Libya, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, and Yemen. They shared many of the same international defense priorities as the United States. We acknowledged our differences, but we worked from where we found common ground.

When Hillary served as Secretary of State, I watched her partner with President Obama to restore our country's reputation around the world.

It's true that America can't solve every problem, but I don't know of any major problem in the world that can be solved without us.

When Barack Obama was running for president, he committed to leading the United Nations and other countries towards a common global goal. Obama believed that he could speak to allies and dictators directly and charm them into seeing the error of their ways.