The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
The success of diplomacy lies in truly understanding the needs and interests of the other party, and seeking possibilities for cooperation based on that understanding.
"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."
Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.
Every mathematical problem has a solution; it just takes time and creativity to find it.