Red Lines Quotes

Some lines were never meant to be crossed, however good your cause may seem.

We do not draw red lines unless we intend to carry them out. We have made very clear that we are willing to work with China, and we believe China has tried to be helpful.

So many red lines have been crossed that people seem to think it is acceptable for politicians and the media to actually incite hatred and violence.

Ukraine is the instrument for Russia to test the West's 'red lines'

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have not been responsible. Instead they have vied in an arms race towards a more and more extreme form of Brexit. Deeper red lines, even more ludicrous promises, but absolutely no coherent or workable plan for the country.

Those in the international community that refuse to put red lines before Iran don't have a moral right to place a red light before Israel.

I have a red line against the Americans.

[Barack] Obama can draw lines for himself and his country, not for other countries. We have our red lines, like our sovereignty, our independence, while if you want to talk about world red lines, the United States used depleted uranium in Iraq, Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza, and nobody said anything. What about the red lines ? We don't see red lines. It's political red lines.

Red lines are kind of political arguments that are used to try to put people in a corner.

Reconciliation is what takes place, of course, at higher levels. President Karzai has been very clear about the red lines for reconciliation, accept the constitution, lay down their weapons, cut their ties with al Qaeda and essentially become productive or at least participating members of society in that regard.

Our warriors and their families don't ask for much. But there are a few things we'd like. A commander-in-chief who speaks of winning wars and not merely ending wars, calls the enemy by its name, and draws red lines carefully but enforces them ruthlessly.

We don't need a head of state who guts our defenses and draws phony red lines with a pink crayon.

I'm a little disappointed in what's happened. I'm beginning to lose faith in Obama. This Syria thing is ridiculous. He should not be drawing red lines.

The President should be very careful and reluctant to draw a line in the sand, but when he does so, crossing it must be fatal.

I do not put red lines on the Arab Palestinian nation.

There's certain things that you cannot cross, no matter who you are, what you're doing or where you're coming from.

We [Druse] are a very conservative society, and we are especially sensitive to the issue of family honor. We are much more strict about this than other Muslims …. With us there is no compromise on this matter I would have preferred that her father had dealt with this matter differently, not by murder. But this woman broke the laws of our community, she crossed dangerous red lines, and she had to know that she would be punished for it