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Foreign Affairs Quotes

James Reston quote: "This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are..."
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. James Reston
In foreign affairs we must make up our minds that, whether we wish it or not, we are a great people and must play a great part in the world. It is not open to us to choose whether we will play that great part or not. We have to play it. All we can decide is whether we shall play it well or ill. Theodore Roosevelt
Most vagabonds i knowed don't ever want to find the culprit that remains the object of their long relentless quest. The obsession's in the chasing and not the apprehending, the pursuit you see and never the arrest" - Tom Waits "Foreign Affairs Tom Waits
At the beginning, because the lives of the hostages were at stake, then during this silent period we have taken several measures like not accepting the ultimatum of the terrorists threatening to kill our foreign affairs minister. Alberto Fujimori
The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern. Benjamin Disraeli
Nixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president probably gets remembered for one thing, and Watergate will head the Nixon list, I suspect. Bob Woodward
The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken. Nelson Mandela
Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs. Eliot Spitzer
I think he's informing himself, reaching out and getting ideas and information and advice. I haven't the slightest doubt that internally taking shape in that marvelous brain of his is a philosophy of foreign affairs. But it would be premature to say that one is fully formed. Theodore C. Sorensen
Watching foreign affairs is sometimes like watching a magician; the eye is drawn to the hand performing the dramatic flourishes, leaving the other hand - the one doing the important job - unnoticed. David K. Shipler
We're in an illusion about what our role is in world politics and foreign affairs, and our policies are killing and destroying and doing a lot of things that we are not aware of. Talib Kweli
Richard Kerry quote: "Americans are inclined to see the world and foreign affairs in..."
Americans are inclined to see the world and foreign affairs in black and white. Richard Kerry
I don't believe I'll ever get credit for anything I do in foreign affairs, no matter how successful it is, because I didn't go to Harvard. Lyndon B. Johnson
Irving Babbitt quote: "The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign..."
The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service. Irving Babbitt
Stephen Ambrose quote: "Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of."
Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of. Stephen Ambrose

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