This notion that accountability can wait because peace has to come first is just an inherently flawed and self-defeating notion. Samantha Power More Quotes by Samantha Power More Quotes From Samantha Power My second epiphany came as an intern at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The man I worked for was consumed with what was going on in Bosnia. And the more I knew [about it] the more saddened I was. There were these images of emaciated men behind barbed wire.... It was like, I've got to find a way to do something. Samantha Power carnegiewiremen I think that the only time we will really know what then-President Trump is going to do about the set of challenges that confront him is after he has sat down with his advisers as the commander in chief, when he's looking at the threats and the intelligence from the standpoint of being the number one decider, when he's hearing from his secretary of defense, his chairman, who was the same chairman President Obama had, Chairman Joe Dunford, who is an outstanding public servant, who has led our anti-ISIL effort, on which we're making great progress. Samantha Power effortnumbersthinking There is a fair amount of competition, obviously, with ISIL and the terrorist networks around the world, China also posing a different kind of threat to the rules-based order. Samantha Power competitiondifferentorder When I wake up in the morning, I think about Syria. Samantha Power wake-upmorningthinking I was interning in the CBS sports affiliate in Atlanta with Robin Roberts.... I was taking notes on a Braves-Padres game, and on the live feed came footage of these kids protesting and getting crushed during the Tiananmen Square uprising in China in 1989. In that moment I became like a lot of young people in this country today, horrified and inspired but confused as to what I might do. Samantha Power confusedsportscountry I think we do have an interest in combating states that try to cross borders and steal parts of other people's country. Samantha Power countrypeoplethinking We have an interest in combating tactics in war that are abhorrent and that only fuel terrorism because they incite people on the ground. Samantha Power abhorrentwarpeople We, as Americans, have an interest in ensuring that the only people who get to vote for our elected leaders are our citizens, and not some foreign people who think that they have an interest in skewing our election in one direction or another. Samantha Power one-directionpeoplethinking When I wake up in the middle of the night when I hear one of my kids coughing or crying, I think about Syria. Samantha Power nightkidsthinking I think about Syria when I go to bed at night. Samantha Power bednightthinking We need to find means for cooperation. Samantha Power cooperationmeanneeds I think Obama is right when he talks about the rule of law as a cornerstone of what the United States should stand for. Samantha Power united-stateslawthinking Engaging Iran won't guarantee improved U.S.-Iranian relations or a more stable Gulf region. But not engaging means more of the same. Samantha Power iranguaranteesmean You could be in the United Nations office all night every night and still feel like you were not making a sufficient dent in the world's problems. I think the key is prioritization. But every job presents the tyranny of the inbox, of allowing the urgent to crowd out the important. So we have to have our lodestars. Samantha Power officenightthinking When it came to the Vietnam War, Mr. McNamara was an early advocate of escalation but came to realize the flaws in the American approach earlier than many of his colleagues. Yet in public, he continued to defend the war. Samantha Power vietnamrealizingwar Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen. Samantha Power statesmenreasoningexamining President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security. Samantha Power reputationrepublicanpresident In general, my rule is find out where your heart is, then speak from the heart. People know the difference between that and something scripted. Samantha Power speakheartpeople Over the years, Western governments have been criticized for working with foreign police who have proved abusive or corrupt. Samantha Power policegovernmentyears I got into journalism not to be a journalist but to try to change American foreign policy. I'm a corny person. I was a dreamer predating my journalistic life, so I got into journalism as a means to try to change the world. Samantha Power dreamertryingmean
