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.

I have great respect for the Taiwanese. They have done an extraordinary job. But it was not a sustainable position to say that the legitimate government of China resides in Taiwan, which at that time didn't have much contact with the mainland.

You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria.

Every American president, regardless of party, has said that America has an intense interest in a peaceful resolution. And I think it should be left at that.

I do not stand on protocol. If you just call me Excellency, it will be okay.

It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.

We are doomed to coexist.