Mohamed ElBaradei Quotes

I like what Abba Eban once said during the 1967 war. He said, "When all else fails, men turn to reason."

I believe in much more diplomacy, not less.

We are desperately in need of the kind of smart diplomacy that has worked for America in the past. If you use force, it should be a last resort. And it needs to be used with full understanding of the consequences.

We need to really use the full force of diplomacy. And we need to be seen and understood to be on the side of diplomacy and international law.

We hope that diplomacy works before you ever use force. The hardest decision a president makes is ever to use force.

I'm simply saying that there are advantages in sending a skilled diplomat who can always say, 'I'll get back to you on that, Mr. Minister'.

We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations.

Successful diplomacy is an alignment of objectives and means.

A constructive approach to diplomacy doesn't mean relinquishing one's rights. It means engaging with one's counterparts, on the basis of equal footing and mutual respect, to address shared concerns and achieve shared objectives.

Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.

Surely diplomacy is needed when there is conflict, not when there is harmony.

Negotiations are the most essential tool of statecraft.

I believe in diplomacy; I don't believe in talking to... that talking to Iran somehow constitutes a concession or a favour.

Everybody's still talking about diplomacy and I'm very hopeful that as long as we talk about diplomacy, as long as we're not talking about enforcement measures, sanctions, et cetera, we are on the right track. But we need to accelerate the process.

I love to negotiate things, I do it really well, and all that stuff. But it's possible I won't be able to get along with Putin.

We need some leverage with the Russians, because they are not going to come to the negotiating table for a diplomatic resolution, unless there is some leverage over them.

Diplomacy should always be the first option, and every mission should have a clear, achievable objective that is in the interests of the United States.

When we're trying to solve difficult national issues its sometimes necessary to talk to adversaries as well as friends. Historians have a word for this: diplomacy.

We've said to the Iranians all along . . . we still remain open to diplomacy. But it's been very clear that the Iranians don't want to engage with us.

Diplomacy matters. Burden-sharing matters. Follow-through matters. And yes, sustaining the peace is harder, more complex and often costlier than winning the war itself. No matter the surge of momentary machismo -- as gratifying as it may be for some -- it's short-sighted and wrong to simply go it alone.

If you are asking whether states and state actors can only respond through revenge, then you are suggesting that diplomatic solutions are hopeless.

I suppose in John Kerry's world good diplomacy lets the boys in the bar finish raping the girl for fear of causing a fuss. Okay, that was unfair.

A really good diplomat does not go in for victories, even when he wins them.

The United States is willing to exert strong leadership to give diplomacy its very best chance to succeed.

I do think John Kerry has tried awfully hard to work with Russia and others to have a lasting, significant cease-fire.