Jessica Savitch Quotes

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

In times of peace the stakes of our debate appear small.

Of course, there were huge disagreements in the arguments of military intervention, .. There is no point at the moment on focusing on those disagreements.

I believe - though I may be wrong, because I'm no expert - that this war is about what most wars are about: hegemony, money, power and oil.

When the Egyptians decide something, probably it is not appropriate for the U.S. When the Americans decide something, this, of course, is not appropriate for Egypt.

John Kerry, who says he doesn't like outsourcing, wants to outsource our national security.

I might be an ambassador.

And so there has been a lot of diplomatic movement.

It has been one of my difficulties, in arguing this question out of doors with friends or strangers, that I rarely find any intelligible agreement as to the object of the war.

Brazil has cast a firebrand into Europe

Politicians make pacts; people make peace.

… ignorant and irresponsible men cutting up the world as if it were a cake.

Lord Salisbury and myself have brought you back peace – but a peace I hope with honour.

That's the problem with Russia: The world has changed. Europe is not at war, and no one wants to negotiate with us. The world has changed, but Russia prefers to pretend it has not.

Peace: In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.

The navigation of our inland waters has for years been sought in vain by foreign countries, and if we grant the privilege to Russia, other States will be guided in their demands by her example.

The fact is that no foreign-policy doctrine is perfect.

After years of failure, I do think that President Trump has shown a lot of wisdom in reaching out his hand to the North Korean leader and to suggest to them that there might be a different future for the North Korean people.

But I would not refuse a meeting with Putin. I would like to spend a week with Putin, so that I could better understand him.

I know how to move between political camps. When everyone in the world hated (Libyan leader Moammar) Gadhafi, I paid him an official visit. It caused an uproar - Lula's visiting the devil!

I think I would have a very, very good relationship with Putin. And I think I would have a very, very good relationship with Russia.

As far as Putin and Russia, I don't say good, bad or indifferent. I don't know the gentleman. I hope we have a fantastic relationship. That's possible and it's also possible that we won't. We will see what happens.

Russia does continue to battle us in the U.N. time and time again. I have clear eyes on this. I'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia, or Mr. (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. And I'm certainly not going to say to him, I'll give you more flexibility after the election. After the election, he'll get more backbone.

I have no relationship to Russia whatsoever.

I think what we're seeing is that they're testing each other. Russia is testing us, we're testing them, it's part of just, you know, the new president Donald Trump coming in and President Vladimir Putin having to figure out his place.