Jacqueline Novogratz Quotes

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations.

While three men hold together, the kingdoms are less by three.

I think that the most beautiful thing lately hasn't been in hardware or software per se but collaboration - the idea behind Napster, which uses the distributed power of the Internet as its engine.

Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.

So we believed that strategic alliances and partnerships were critical, and we did that for five years.

We heartily recommend union and a good agreement between you our brethren. Never disagree, but preserve a strict friendship for one another; and thereby you, as well as we, will become the stronger. Our wise forefathers established amity and friendship among the Five Nations. This has made us formidable, and has given us great weight and authority with the neighboring nations. We are a powerful Confederacy; and by your observing the same means which our wise forefathers pursued, you will acquire fresh strength and power. Therefore, whatever befalls you, never fall out with one another.

D-Day will be a reminder of what can be accomplished when allies work together and when everyone understands what’s at stake.

Work together. Do not purge your allies because of purity.

Our alliance is born, not of fear, but of hope. It is an alliance that advances what we are for, as well as opposes what we are against.

The only way to win is to fight on the side of your adversaries.

You cannot lead an alliance if you say you're going alone.

There is at least one thing worse than fighting with allies - And that is to fight without them

One alone does not help, but rather he who unites with many at the right moment.

An ally need not own the land he helps.

We need trust among allies and partners. Such trust now has to be built anew.

We do not seek the unanimity that comes to those who water down all issues to the lowest common denominator - or to those who conceal their differences behind fixed smiles - or to those who measure unity by standards of popularity and affection, instead of trust and respect. We are allies. This is a partnership, not an empire. We are bound to have differences and disappointments - and we are equally bound to bring them out into the open, to settle them where they can be settled, and to respect each other's views when they cannot be settled.

Whatever I fight weakens me. Whatever I cooperate with strengthens me.

Skill at creating, exploiting, and exiting crucial alliances beats ownership of fixed assets

Amelie said, “I won’t be your servant in Morganville. Nor should you be mine. Equals.” She offered her hand to him, and he looked down at it, clearly taken aback. But he took it. “Now defend what is ours, my partner.” He grinned … grinned! … and whirled to meet Myrnin in midleap as Myrnin attacked.

Unity increases power.

You never want to be completely alone at what you do. Competition is good for everyone.

We are not dictating. We are not telling them [Saudi Arabia] how they should do it or who they should look like. We are their friends. We have mutual interests and we will help them in any way that is possible.

All men are enemies. All animals are comrades

Enemies make better allies than frenemies.

Our alliances and partnerships are not directed against any nation.