Warren Christopher quotes

Warren Christopher was an American statesman and diplomat, best known for serving as U.S. Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton. His career included key roles in international negotiations and peace efforts, particularly in the Middle East and the Balkans. He played a significant part in shaping U.S. foreign policy during the 1990s. Here are 38 of his quotes:

I've got many close friends, but there's an awful lot about friendship that is not demonstrative in my case. (Warren Christopher)
One always wonders about roads not taken. View quote
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It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing. View quote
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I think there is a good deal of promise in those discussions as well. I think there is a range of matters that might be discussed between NATO and Russia that can provide a mechanism for talking through these issues, a way to give reassurance on these issues. View quote
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The NATO forces will, to the extent that they have capacity, assist the war crimes tribunal. View quote
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Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try to do is to spend time together alone. And one of the things we really enjoy doing together is seeing a good movie. View quote
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The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace. View quote
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It's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated Europe. View quote
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Both sides were supposed to release all their prisoners, those were unconditional. There was some prisoner release that took place but it's not been satisfactory. View quote
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It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to bring NATO closer to Russia or vice versa is a way to move toward integration - toward the integration of Europe. View quote
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We've had some fairly intensive discussions leading up to these meetings between NATO and Russia, preparing for them, and it's going to be a very important six months for NATO. (Warren Christopher)
I was born in a very small town in North Dakota, a town of only about 350 people. I lived there until I was 13. It was a marvelous advantage to grow up in a small town where you knew everybody. View quote
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My clerkship with Justice Douglas was tremendously important. He told me, Christopher, get out into the stream of history and see what happens. I've tried to follow that advice. View quote
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My father was a small-town banker. He became very ill when I was 10 years old, and we went to California three years later in an attempt to recover his health, which never happened. View quote
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Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central and South America, and in the Caribbean, are really fragile democracies. View quote
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Probably the most useful thing I can do as secretary of state is to assist the president in adapting and renewing the transnational institutions that were created after World War II. View quote
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. View quote
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It's very important to always put things in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons about the country in question. View quote
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We've had it very clear to the Bosnians that our obligation to equip and train their forces is completely conditional on the foreign forces being gone. View quote
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We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path. View quote
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I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called adaptation, the discussions about bringing the French fully into the NATO forces. (Warren Christopher)
The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country in the world. We're turning over all the information we have, including intelligence information. View quote
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Hamas, the opponents of Arafat, the opponents of peace, urged a boycott of the election, and yet there was an 85 percent turnout where Hamas is supposed to be strong. Isn't that really quite incredible? View quote
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The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there. Perhaps the most important to me is our interest in the promotion of democracy in this hemisphere. View quote
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This is a very important relationship we have with Russia, the relationship over the nuclear arsenal that they have obviously is important. They're a very powerful country. View quote
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Warren Christopher

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Occupation: American Statesman
Born: October 27, 1925
Died: March 18, 2011
Quotes count: 38