"China is clear in its exercise of soft power and sharp power."
"Hard power is how countries get what they want through force or coercion. Whereas soft power is how countries are able to promote themselves through the attractiveness of their culture."
"Soft power could be just as powerful a bargaining tool as the mobilization of military forces."
"Soft power is very real, and the Republic of Korea has it in spades."
"Less is more... a soft spoken word can actually have more of an impact than an argument."
"It's just little things like this that people really love and potentially can be a force multiplier when it comes to soft power in a war like this."
"ISFJs possess soft energy whilst being solid as a rock."
"Soft power is investing in development, diplomacy, stability."
"Know how strong you are, know your power. You can be soft and still be powerful, there's actually very much strength in that, isn't there?"
"Carriers are used for disaster relief and soft power operations."
"Japan however has definitely taken over the world in another way. Not politically or economically, and certainly not militarily, but they have absolutely won themselves the cultural victory."
"Remember, one of the big aspects that brought down the Soviet Union was rock and roll, was Levi jeans, Coca-Cola, all those things."
"One of the easiest and best ways to destroy a nation without the use of war is by subverting and attacking their culture."
"The goal of the game is to slowly but surely place soft power tokens all the way around the board."
"The softest things in the world swiftly get through the hardest. Non-beingness may enter where there are no openings."
"The ultimate soft power is the ability to persuade through conversation, debate, and discussion."
"It's a huge political impact that it has so I think this kind of soft power through supporting these companies is very smart."
"China is limited in how far it can go with its soft power program by the closed nature of its society and political system."
"It's strange that Japan doesn't understand the soft power they hold."
"Soft powers are becoming the new power."
"Arabic influence in the New World would be a soft power, one that can be just as influential as any hard borders on a continent."
"BTS are a global phenomenon, a product of cultural technology, a purveyor of soft power."
"And one other thing to wrap this up that you're talking about, it seems to me that democracy is making soft power more as democracy is more popular."
"Our greatest power is not our ability to project military power, it's our soft power. It's our brands, it's our American and European companies, it's the values we portray in the culture that we export."
"If we are determined to use and expand our soft power, one day we can reach the same goal we achieved with former Soviet Union."
"Ireland now wealthy with immense soft power, can actually advocate for itself."
"Soft power is a lot of things including influence, persuasion, reputation, and the ability to get something done without force."
"India has always had this soft power potential but until just a little while ago there hasn't been a concerted attempt to utilize it, to harness it, and to spread it."
"The West grew so successful and has such cultural influence over the rest of the world because of its soft power, and India is now starting to do the same."
"China has unique incentives because the Belt and Road Initiative is a soft power that they need to retain; it is an image that they have crafted that they want to keep."
"Absolutely, politeness often succeeds where brute force fails."
"Feminine power is persuasion, suggestion, and magnetism."
"It's a great cultural export for Japan and it's good for Japan's soft power."
"The soft power of Japan is really only rivaled by a few other countries."
"Britain is ranked the number one soft power in the world, measured for its global influence through its culture, media, and education."
"The Peace Corps can be far more powerful for imperial expansion than an F-35 would ever be."
"Soft power is the art of standing up for yourself and cherishing your partner in the same breath."
"The United States is not the most powerful country just economically or militarily, but also has a strong soft power that is unparalleled by any other country."
"Soft power is important and soft power does influence people."
"K-contents are at the heart of it all, aren't they? It's really the strongest soft power Korea has seen in the past few years."
"We're really meant to be softening in our power, learning how it means to have more of a quiet power."