John Bolton Quotes

There's no such thing as the United Nations. If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference.
John Bolton

Lost, Difference, United

I haven't given up on the possibility that sweet reason will prevail.
John Bolton

Reason, Sweet, Prevail

My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all.
John Bolton

Best, Government, Philosophy

Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests.
John Bolton

End, Interests, Diplomacy

I don't do carrots.
John Bolton

I don't think Hamas will be satisfied simply ruling the Gaza Strip.
John Bolton

Simply, Satisfied, Ruling

Negotiation is not a policy. It's a technique. It's something you use when it's to your advantage, and something that you don't use when it's not to your advantage.
John Bolton

Advantage, Policy, Technique

There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.
John Bolton

Patriotism, Help, Career

There's no doubt that Iran funds and supplies Hamas with weapons.
John Bolton

Doubt, Weapons, Iran

Well, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom.
John Bolton

Freedom, Government, Individual

A lot of people have said to me, 'That's a great idea, running for president. You'll get booked for more speeches. You can write a book.'
John Bolton

Great, Book, Said

Don't get me wrong: I would love to be president.
John Bolton

Love, Wrong, President

Every country has an aspect to it that rubs up people the wrong way.
John Bolton

Country, Wrong, Aspect

Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United States.
John Bolton

Everybody, United, National

I am all in favour of democracy in Iraq.
John Bolton

Democracy, Iraq, Favour

I am not a neoconservative.
John Bolton

I am not a professional politician.
John Bolton

I am pro-American.
John Bolton

I don't much believe in bumper sticker characterizations of foreign policy.
John Bolton

Policy, Foreign, Bumper

I don't think I would have to run a campaign that's financed like General Motors.
John Bolton

Run, General, Campaign

I don't think there is any good answer to the question why shouldn't gays and lesbians who want to serve their country be allowed to do it.
John Bolton

Good, Country, Why

I have decided not to run for president.
John Bolton

President, Run, Decided

I think some of this fascination with the 'Arab Spring' is just a grand experiment with Israel's survival.
John Bolton

Spring, Survival, Israel

I think that Ronald Reagan had it right, being against abortion except in certain limited, defined circumstances.
John Bolton

Against, Except, Abortion

I think that, especially among conservatives, there's a clear understanding that there are three legs to the conservative stool. There are the free-market economics conservatives, the social conservatives, and the national-security conservatives.
John Bolton

Social, Three, Economics

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Statesman

Born: November 20, 1948

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