J. William Fulbright Quotes

We all should respect Chris Stevens, who dedicated his life to trying to improve relations between the Arab world and the western world.

I have a good relationship with Russians, and with Americans. So I'm neutral.

Let politicians deal with politics. I will put effort into enhancing the dialogue between the Turkish and Armenian peoples.

The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process.

I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground.

I think we need to maintain the good relationship between the people of Egypt and the people of the United States.

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

I have a great relationship with the Mexican people.

I like to stand up to the Americans. It’s popular, but you have to be very careful because they’re our friends.

I have come here, therefore, on a voyage of discovery of the mind and heart of America and to place before you our own heart. Thus we may promote that understanding and cooperation which, I feel sure, both our countries earnestly desire.

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

Successful nations make a point of trying to learn from their neighbors. The Arab world has been taught over generations only to hate theirs.

There's never been an entertainer that can take two warring parties and have both presidents stand on the stage and hold hands.

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.

We can realise a lasting peace and transform the East-West relationship to one of enduring co-operation.

If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes.

A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesn't even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on the other.

Peace Corps helps promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and non-violent co-existence among people of diverse cultures and systems of government.

Travel is one of the best anti-war weapons that there are. I've been to Iran, and if you're there you see little kids, cops, old people, cemeteries. Once you see that, you can't say, 'Oh, Iran, let's bomb them.'

If I could cause world peace by taking someone out to lunch, I'd go, 'Well, war isn't that terrible.'

We must see what in the Israeli identity - in the Israeli - we can give to other people rather than speaking so often of taking, expanding territory.

America must be a light to the world, not just a missile.

I have seen for the first time in 100 years of conflict, the two peoples - the Israeli people and the Palestinian people - are ahead of their leaderships.

One of the dreams of Zionism was to be a bridge. Instead, we are creating exclusion between the East and the West instead of creating bridges; we are contributing to the conflict between East and West by our stupid desire to have more.

I share the opinion of those of broader vision, who see in the signs of the time hope of humanity for peace.