No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's too much fraternizing with the enemy.

In the short term, it would not have made it possible to resume relations, because in the Chinese mind, the humiliation of China started with the annexation of Taiwan by Japan. If the United States had suddenly declared Taiwan as a separate state - for which we would have had no support among other nations - the consequences would have been giving up our relationship with China and committing ourselves to a long-term conflict with China.

Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.

Well, the capacity of French intellectuals to understand a Texan way of thinking is finite.

Countries do not assume burdens because it is fair, only because it is necessary.

Realism in foreign policy means careful consideration of all aspects pertinent to the issue, before taking a decision. This is the only way you can move from where you are to someplace else.

A bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.