Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes

China and the U.S. need each other very badly. Yes, we should argue about some things, but it's not an 'us versus them,' it's an 'us and them' type scenario.

The world is waiting for us, the world wants to engage with us, the world wants to be friendly with us, the world wants to be our partner in prosperity, and the world admires India in many ways.

What governments and people don't realise is that sometimes the collective interest - the international interest - is also the national interest.

To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and China are more likely to view each other as competitors if not adversaries. But the die has not been cast. The best possible outcome is a new understanding that when they cannot cooperate, they will coexist and allow all countries in the Pacific to grow and thrive.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.

There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system.

Here we encounter two conflicting concepts with which we must come to grips in our time: the idea of national solidarity and the idea of international cooperation.

The best world is one in which all countries cooperate with one another to kind of meet each other's needs and be partners in the process.

And in this community, as in all others, the Golden Rule still applies - we must be act toward other nations as we would have them act towards America.

America cannot meet this century's challenges alone; the world cannot meet them without America.

We do not believe that good relations with one country precludes good relations with another.

I say to America, Europe, and the West: It is in your interests to change your relations and policies regarding the Arab and Islamic nation and the Palestinian cause. Because we are winning, it is in your interests to deal with the victors, not the losers.

Nations like individuals do not always see alike or think alike, and international cooperation and progress are not helped by any nation assuming that it has a monopoly of wisdom or of virtue.

Our relations with the other powers of the world are important, but still more important are our relations among ourselves.

I believe mutual respect for one another and cooperation should be the basis for relationships with foreign nations.

We should have a good working friendship with the United States.

Turkey is a sovereign state, just like the U.S. We might go to different directions, in terms of our impressions and ideas, but we'll always remain friends.

An important notion in Indian political thought that is of great value to Hungary is the idea of peaceful development.

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.

Like other countries in the world, China must uphold its own sovereignty, territorial integrity and development interests. At the same time, we are willing to properly handle differences and disagreements in state-to-state relations.

I believe that our national security lies not just in protecting our borders, but in bridging divides.

Europe must learn to live in and with the world, not to dominate it nor to assume it is superior or more virtuous.

International politics is no longer a zero-sum game but a multi-dimensional arena where cooperation and competition often occur simultaneously. Gone is the age of blood feuds. World leaders are expected to lead in turning threats into opportunities.