Samantha Power Quotes

The mobilization of world opinion and methods of negotiation should be developed and used by every nation in order to strengthen the United Nations.

I wouldn't give up on the U.N. yet.

The Obama administration kind of shows how you can use diplomacy to bring the most important countries together and get the whole world on board.

When we talk about the UN, what are we really talking about? We are talking about my country, your country, other countries and their collective will to stand together and apply pressure or offer incentives to steer things in the right direction. When the nations of the world come together, with collective will, on an issue and they speak with a united voice, they have a much greater impact. When there is division, then the impact is much, much less.

If the U.N. didn't exist, we'd be inventing it right now.

If we want the next generation to be born into a better world, we only have one option. And that is strong multilateralism, with the U.N. System at its core.

There’s no longer a superpower standoff. But there are real problems that divide countries around the world. And the UN is still the place where we can get together and try and discuss them.

The U.N. can be very frustrating and at times impotent, but it can also be a valuable forum for discussion and resolution of world problems. We should not walk away from it just because it's failed to live up to its promise.

Legislation that would withhold funding for the United Nations is fundamentally flawed in concept and practice, sets us back, is self-defeating, and doesn't work.

What we need now is a Treaty of the World not a Treaty of Rome.

I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community.

International cooperation, multilateralism is indispensable.

One of the first essentials is a policy of unreserved political cooperation with all the nations of the world.

I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.

I will do everything in my power to ensure that our United Nations can live up to its name, and be truly united; so that we can live up to the hopes that so many people around the world place in this institution, which is unique in the annals of human history.

The U.N. might not be the most luxurious place to work, but it certainly is one of the most important places in the world.

No nation can build a safer, better world alone.

Global coherence demands a permanent strategic cooperation culture at all levels.

The U.N. was created for people.

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.

National diplomacy strategies are usually focused on promoting one's interests against others' interests. By emphasizing the global 'we' rather than the national 'I' in the climate change debate, COP 21 proved to be a case in point for a change of lenses.

The United Nations should serve as a forum to address our common challenges. And it must also be a space to generate solutions for mutual benefit. This is the very essence of what the United Nations is about. We must position the multilateral system to better serve our people and deliver on their aspirations.

The European vision is the United Nations' vision.

While we all want the U.N. to live up to its original intent and be the place where the world comes together to solve international problems, the reality is the U.N. isn't all that different from any other political body. Countries and individuals play to the cameras, create good theatre, and negotiate selfishly.

The United Nations continues to sense as the forum where nations whose interests clash may lay their cases before world opinion.