Paolo Gentiloni Quotes

Obama's foreign policy is strangely self-centered, focused on himself and the United States rather than on the conduct and needs of the nations the United States allies with, engages with, or must confront.

In critical ways, Obama has reversed not just Bush policy but every president's approach to the world since the Second World War, save for that of his soulmate Jimmy Carter.

To his credit, Obama has undertaken a truly ambitious effort to redefine the United States' view of the world and to reconnect the United States with the emerging historical context of the twenty-first century. He has done this remarkably well.

My priority is to give the United States the kind of influence it should have.

Our relations with the other powers of Europe have experienced no essential change since the last session.

Isolationism is over.

The United States has some people in Europe with whom we disagree on this matter and a large number of people in Europe, including governments in Europe, with whom we agree.

Turkey has worked alongside its allies from the beginning.

I believe a relationship with a country is simply bound to the interests of two countries and not by personal issues.

American-French relations, their pitch and volume, have always been influenced by the media.

As far as the international issues are concerned, the most important thing is the state of the transatlantic relationships, Euro-Atlantic relationships: how to develop them and how to strengthen them further.

Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them.

The United States may have to abandon its policy of avoiding entangling alliances.

The diplomatic relations upon which our present system of international comity is based are being encountered by new forces and combinations which are fast rendering them impotent and antiquated

One of the great power’s intents in granting trade concessions and inducements or taking a hard line toward another state is to enable a favorable foreign policy coalition abroad or disable an unfavorable coalition.

Even allies don’t share every single interest that you have. That’s a law of nature in the international system. They will tell you most of what you need to know but there may be some things that they don’t tell you that you need to know in order to formulate your policy as wisely as you can.

When I became secretary of state, I felt one of my primary jobs was building relationships around the world.

I want to show a new vector of policy that will be there when I will become a president. And my vector is friendship with America and friendship with European Union.

In addition to deep divisions on issues such as trade, climate change, Middle East peace and nuclear weapons, Trump's attacks on leaders such as Trudeau and Merkel and disrespect for NATO and other institutions are prompting a reassessment by allied governments and publics.

We should be working with our European allies, not turning them into opponents.

I don't see, I think, any problems between India and the United States.

How can we be isolating ourselves when it's 16 to 3 in NATO for what we want to do?

The Chinese Government and I myself have always attached great importance to China-U.S. relations. In the new historic era, I look forward to working together with you to continuously strengthen dialogue and exchanges between our two countries.

My message to the Americans, to the American President, is that I am coming from Poland, which is in good shape; it is much different than ten years ago when last state visit from Poland was here in the United States.

It will be quite satisfactory if you open them gradually, as the circumstances may require; but the President assures you that this will not be the case if you make a treaty with England first.