136 Quotes by Richard Holbrooke

People in uniform are not sacrosanct. They don't have all the answers. The use of force is a political decision at its core, in terms of its objectives; then the military, as the experts, must be brought in to tell you how to do it.

The Indonesian military is still paying these people, still encouraging them, ... These are real thugs, and they have to be dealt with.

Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.

The Indonesian generals should know that their own efforts to thwart internal accountability and openness and inquiry are only going to result in greater pressure,

United Nations peacekeepers are going all over the world spreading AIDS even while they're trying to bring peace. What a supreme irony.

The differences between the two sides are real but small, and they can be resolved by diplomatic means.

If a country denies it has AIDS, that country will inevitably become an even greater victim.

The director of national intelligence that the president proposed would indeed have no more authority than the current director of central intelligence has.

All the real issues are finally being negotiated for the first time in 16 months.