"L'histoire est la mémoire des États"
“True diplomacy seeks not only power but respect.”
“In crises the most daring course is often safest”
“America’s foreign policy challenges arose from misapplication.”
“Perception often matters more than the truth.”
“You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.”
“You can close your eyes to the things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your ...”
“To forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them to him is up to me.”
“The key to success is not in the will to win, but in the will to prepare to win.”
“The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today”
“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.”
“An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory”
“In the old world, you devoted 30% of your time to building a great service and 70% of your...”
“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.”
“I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from ...”