Sukarno Quotes

If I could cause world peace by taking someone out to lunch, I'd go, 'Well, war isn't that terrible.'

The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's important is that world leaders are able to sit down with one another, have frank conversations and move forward.

Any confrontation, such as a verbal one with the United States, would be harmful for everybody.

Let them fight it out, friend! Things have gone too far.

Conciliation is the enemy.

Surely diplomacy is needed when there is conflict, not when there is harmony.

The history of diplomacy is the history of relations among rival powers which did not enjoy political intimacy and did not respond to appeals to common purposes. Nevertheless, ... to think that rival and unfriendly powers cannot be brought to a settlement is to forget what diplomacy is about.

There can be no reconciliation where there is no open warfare. There must be a battle, a brave boisterous battle, with pennants waving and cannon roaring, before there can be peaceful treaties and enthusiastic shaking of hands.

On both sides, all should be forever forgotten and forgiven—what has from the beginning of the unrest, no matter how or where, from one side or the other, happened in terms of hostility

History teaches us that enmity between nations—as between individuals—do not last forever.

We believe in resolving all disputes peacefully.

I know nobody believes in peace anymore, but what else is there to work toward? As the years have gone by, peace seems like more and more of an impossibility.

Citizens of Ukraine will never enjoy the beauty of peace unless we settle down our relations with Russia.

Our adversaries must see diplomacy as their best option because war with the United States will force them to bear enormous costs.

Diplomacy is essential if we are to find peaceful resolutions in times of tension.

There are some issues where we have common interests with Germany, there are some others that we don't... The diplomacy between good neighbors doesn't mean nodding one to another.

If you treat China like a foe, surely she will become one.

It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator is a step in the direction of peace.

Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

If you aren't please tell me how you are going to not have a war.

Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.

I have seen for the first time in 100 years of conflict, the two peoples - the Israeli people and the Palestinian people - are ahead of their leaderships.

It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.

The idea that if people are just friendly and demonstrate they want peace, that will be answered with good will - that is really naive.

We want peace, but not at any price.