Diplomacy Quotes
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He certainly has to recognize that he can achieve more through quiet diplomacy and using back channels than by finger-pointing and shouting. (Quote by - George Grayson)
There's the one thing no nation can ever accuse us of and that is secret diplomacy. Our foreign dealings are an open book, generally a check book. (Quote by - Will Rogers)
Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests. (Quote by - John Bolton)
The external exchanges of the CPPCC is an important part of China's overall diplomacy, and the CPPCC enjoys its unique advantages in promoting friendly cooperation and exchanges between the Chinese people and people in the rest of the world. (Quote by - Wu Jianmin)
The Israelis have been very serious in wanting diplomacy to succeed. They've been urgently trying to get us to get diplomacy working. The problem is, at some point they're going to say, 'The clock has run out, and we have to think of something else. (Quote by - Daniel Kurtzer)
We are willing, as a government, in the interests of diplomacy, to try to find a diplomatic solution to this issue. And we hope that the Iranians do come back in a serious way to negotiate. (Quote by - Sean McCormack)
DIPLOMACY, n. The patriotic art of lying for one's country. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)
I am supportive of Secretary Rice's efforts to engage the North Koreans with diplomacy, and I believe the last round of the six-party talks produced the most results ever,. (Quote by - Bill Richardson)
Two days of urgent and delicate diplomacy face the president. (Quote by - John King)
The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place. (Quote by - Barry M. Goldwater)
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains, they drown in every drop. (Quote by - Charles de Gaulle)
It was a watershed for Indian diplomacy and showed the maturity and confidence with which we negotiated with the world's only superpower. (Quote by - Lalit Mansingh)
The most important thing is to find collective solutions in diplomacy and I think that is possible,. (Quote by - Vladimir Putin)
It is a worrying diplomatic lineup. It is doubtful weather such an arrangement can rebuild the diplomacy in Asia. (Quote by - Asahi Shimbun)
Despite constant developments on the North Korean issue, diplomacy is the only way out,. (Quote by - Zhang Qiyue)
There is a possibility that he may carry out a drastic shift in diplomacy with Asia .. on the back of political assets he has gained due to the overwhelming win. (Quote by - Tomoyuki Kojima)
All war represents a failure of diplomacy (Quote by - Tony Benn)
This resolution is politically motivated since it is not based on any legal or technical grounds. The course of diplomacy was stopped by certain states and it is not clear that, following this resolution, how and where it could be resumed. (Quote by - Javad Vaeidi)
I don't think that anybody should be ruling in or ruling out anything while we are conducting diplomacy. (Quote by - Douglas Feith)
What we're doing to deal with the problem is talk to the OPEC countries .. quiet diplomacy, .. Tell them to keep their options open on increasing production. (Quote by - Bill Richardson)
It clearly proves that diplomacy can win over the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. (Quote by - Javier Solana)
This administration has said there are three components to national security - diplomacy, defense and development. We see that diplomacy and defense are well taken care of, but development is the weakest tool in our kit. Yet that's where our long-term security lies. (Quote by - Mohammad Akhter)
We've made clear our view, which is we support the Russian proposal. It's within the context of the EU diplomacy aimed at getting Iran to re-suspend its enrichment activities and return to negotiations. (Quote by - Adam Ereli)
How is it that this debate has been twisted on its head, that somehow those that advocate peace and diplomacy are anti-American? .. Or those that advocate peace are anti-troops or pro-Saddam?. (Quote by - Janeane Garofalo)
A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it. (Quote by - Trygve Lie)
I think there is a very real probability the first choice of diplomacy is going to be shown to be a dead end. And then everybody is going to have to confront what your second choice is — is it atomic ayatollahs or is it the military option?. (Quote by - John Pike)
People .. got the impression that violence pays while diplomacy doesn't. (Quote by - Khalil Shikaki)
We didn't have to do the minuets of diplomacy. We got down to business. (Quote by - Margaret Thatcher)
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. (Quote by - Will Durant)
If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it. (Quote by - Ashleigh Brilliant)
But if you ask whether such a possibility can be derived from the logic of his Asian diplomacy up to now, the answer is no. (Quote by - Tomoyuki Kojima)
We are coming to the litmus test in the next few weeks. Diplomacy is not just talking. Diplomacy has to be backed by pressure and, in extreme cases, by force. (Quote by - Mohamed ElBaradei)
I'm a huge proponent of exchanges, student exchanges, cultural exchanges, university exchanges. We talk a lot about public diplomacy, .. It's extremely important that we get our message out, but it's also the case that we should not have a monologue with other people. It has to be a conversation, and you can't do that without exchanges and openness. (Quote by - Condoleezza Rice)
We fully acknowledge that public diplomacy is only part of the picture,. (Quote by - Edward Djerejian)
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims. (Quote by - James Reston)
Let's see how the diplomacy unfolds over the coming week or so and what action at the ministerial level the ministers decide to take. (Quote by - Sean McCormack)
I am here to pursue diplomacy and mutual political efforts, .. The issue of war or hostilities is not on the table. (Quote by - Colin Powell)
The governor's comments speak for themselves. He came to Harrisburg to get things done, and through leadership, diplomacy and compromise, he has. A little frankness is always refreshing, I think. (Quote by - Kate Philips)
What we should have learned from the diplomacy leading up to this is that we shouldn't expect [other nations'] interests to trump. It was in their interest to side with us on Iraq, but somehow they found other interests to pursue. It's in their interest to help rebuild Iraq, but they're not going to do it under all conditions. It's going to take some fancy footwork in diplomacy. (Quote by - Rachel Bronson)
In diplomacy you don't fire your major shots straight away. That's silly,. (Quote by - Mr Howard)
You need diplomacy and not slogans. This is the place for wisdom, the place for seeking windows that will take you to the objective. (Quote by - Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani)
Diplomacy is to do and say The nastiest thing in the nicest way. (Quote by - Bisaac Goldberg)
A decision to stop (the visits) to achieve specific progress in East Asian diplomacy is possible, but he has his own particular philosophy that he upholds. (Quote by - Tomoyuki Kojima)
We consider any referral or report of Iran to the Security Council as the end of diplomacy. (Quote by - Ali Larijani)
The only real diplomacy ever performed by a diplomat is in deceiving their own people after their dumbness has got them into a war. (Quote by - Will Rogers)
Managers at [the nuclear] sector should know that we need diplomacy and not slogans, .. This [is] where we should use all our leverages with patience and wisdom, without provocation and slogans that can give pretexts to the enemies. (Quote by - Hashemi Rafsanjani)
He's really a very skilled politician - an extremely good speaker, good at diplomacy, and he works hard and does his homework. But his weakness is lack of credibility - the public perception that he lies to those around him, that under pressure he panics. (Quote by - Gideon Doron)
We have tried to reach out to Iran, but it seems it has turned its back on diplomacy. (Quote by - Jack Straw)
This campaign of non-cooperation has no reference to diplomacy, secret or open. The only diplomacy it admits of is the statement and pursuance of truth at any cost. (Quote by - Mohandas Gandhi)
Just as European Union diplomacy with Iran is being undermined by George Bush riding rough shod over the non-proliferation treaty in his dealings with India so our diplomacy on the Middle East is being jeopardized by the action of Israel yesterday. (Quote by - Graham Watson)
I think what you're seeing is diplomacy unfold, and in the end, the president remains optimistic the outcome will be solid. (Quote by - Ari Fleischer)
Verification and diplomacy, used in conjunction, can be effective,. (Quote by - Mohamed ElBaradei)
There'll be a lot of diplomacy going on. There's no question that all 15 member states of the Security Council are important and will all be talked to. (Quote by - Ari Fleischer)
There is still room for finding a solution through diplomacy,. (Quote by - Nicholas Burns)
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. (Quote by - John Fitzgerald Kennedy)
For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America. (Quote by - George W. Bush)
We are not telling the Singaporean Government what to do -- the Pope's intervention would not represent 'megaphone diplomacy',. (Quote by - Peter Norden)
Whether we report Iran to the council or not, I believe the only way forward is through diplomacy. (Quote by - Mohamed ElBaradei)
MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy and officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment of his sovereign's hostility. His principal qualification is a degree of plausible inveracity next below that of an ambassador. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)
This is 'invitation diplomacy' -- a tool Kim's father used to use to great effect. Kim is trying to show how strong and stable North Korea is -- how firmly he is in control and how popular he remains with the people. Unless there are select groups of foreigners there to see this, his message will not get out loud and clear. (Quote by - Noriyuki Suzuki)
It means that the U.S. and the EU3 are intending to kill two issues, first to stop diplomacy and second to kill the Russian proposal. (Quote by - Javad Vaeedi)
This president failed so miserably in diplomacy that we are now forced to war. (Quote by - Tom Daschle)
What we (U.S.) have done, is undertaken diplomacy through public assertions that tend to alienate everyone. (Quote by - John Prendergast)
Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it. (Quote by - Omar Bongo)
There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one: keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy. (Quote by - Mark Twain)
The reason why we're reporting this to the Security Council is to move diplomacy to a new phase so we can see if we can achieve a political settlement. (Quote by - Greg Schulte)
There is now more energy behind the diplomacy than was usually the case in the first term. (Quote by - Flynt Leverett)
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. (Quote by - Robert Frost)
I think we'll be successful with the quiet financial diplomacy,. (Quote by - John Snow)
The president will continue to work in concert with our allies. And the fact of the matter is diplomacy -- often the best diplomacy -- takes time. And that is something the president will continue to pursue. (Quote by - Ari Fleischer)
Suddenly it looks like the policy is not tough diplomacy, but the path to war. (Quote by - Jon Alterman)
The United States is worried about China's military build-up and energy diplomacy. (Quote by - Shi Yinhong)
The discussions will continue. Right now, we're focused on the logistics, the diplomacy necessary to make sure that our crew can leave, according to the assurances the Chinese have given us. And then, a week from now, we'll take up these issues, including the very prompt return of our aircraft. (Quote by - Phil Reeker)
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. (Quote by - Otto von Bismarck)
The conference has helped promote China's multilateral diplomacy, and has helped more foreign friends better understand China's pursuit of a peaceful and scientific development. (Quote by - Wu Jianmin)
I know we hear in Washington 'prevention means force'. In this case, it means diplomacy, by the way. I read the articles in the newspapers this weekend -- it was wild speculation. (Quote by - Scott McClellan)
Our preference is to act through diplomacy in conjunction with friends and allies. That is our preference. That is our preference. (Quote by - Stephen Hadley)
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. (Quote by - Chinese Proverbs)
There comes a point where you see no evidence that the carrot and diplomacy are working. (Quote by - John F. Kennedy)
Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth. (Quote by - Arthur J. Goldberg)
Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way. (Quote by - David Frost)
America must continue diplomacy, even as we continue the war, to expand the coalition of the willing to share the burden of war and to share the responsibility and the economic cost of rebuilding Iraq. (Quote by - Barbara Mikulski)
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week. (Quote by - Will Smith)
Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week. (Quote by - Will Rogers)
I believe this can be done peacefully through diplomacy,. (Quote by - Chuck Hagel)
I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget. (Quote by - Benjamin Disraeli)
Reporting Iran's dossier to the UN Security Council will be unconstructive and the end of diplomacy. (Quote by - Ali Larijani)
We're pursuing a diplomatic solution. It's going to a new phase of diplomacy now when it heads to the Security Council. (Quote by - Scott McClellan)
Law is of limited use in the immediate future. A key issue is whether diplomacy will prevail, because without that there is a threat to the whole European project. (Quote by - Chris Bright)
We see that diplomacy as a way out of this conundrum. (Quote by - Adam Ereli)
Yes, there is still time for diplomacy but it's up to the Iranians to seize the opportunity. (Quote by - Sean McCormack)
Everybody's still talking about diplomacy and I'm very hopeful that as long as we talk about diplomacy, as long as we're not talking about enforcement measures, sanctions, et cetera, we are on the right track. But we need to accelerate the process. (Quote by - Mohamed ElBaradei)
All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means. (Quote by - Chou En-Lai)
The interest of all concerned is for a constructive process that will give diplomacy a chance. The secretary-general reiterated the need for Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA. (Quote by - Stephane Dujarric)
There will be a peaceful resolution of the current situation through diplomacy and through dialogue. (Quote by - Bill Richardson)
The train is leaving the station. If diplomacy fails here, we will have to look at different options. (Quote by - Kenneth Bacon)
Low-cost carriers are reluctant to jump into the international arena. It requires long planning horizons, sometimes years of diplomacy. (Quote by - Joseph Schwieterman)
I think everyone would prefer, including NATO diplomats, that we could solve these problems through diplomacy. But I think on the other hand, they understand the situation and the need to put a stop to a humanitarian catastrophe in the heart of Europe. (Quote by - Jamie Shea)
Modern diplomacy is myopic, simplistic, based on violence and just going to lead to more war. (Quote by - Douglas Noll)
American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet. (Quote by - Charles G. Dawes)
There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished. (Quote by - John Kenneth Galbraith)
China's diplomacy has made bold headway, serving domestic development and contributing to world peace and common development,. (Quote by - Li Zhaoxing)
We are not going to stop there. To Tunisia, classical diplomacy is not enough. We also want to base our actions and relations with the foreign market on private diplomacy. (Quote by - Abdelwahab Abdallah)
Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron. (Quote by - Joseph Stalin)
In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known. (Quote by - Thomas Pickering)
When diplomacy has been exhausted, the Security Council must become involved. Questions about Iran's nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by the IAEA. (Quote by - Condoleezza Rice)
We need to go back to the United Nations. It's another clear indication that diplomacy has long failed. (Quote by - Raymond Tanter)
We can't simplify these world problems with evil and good. The problem is so complex, so great, and diplomacy is the only way to go. (Quote by - Bob McIlvaine)
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. (Quote by - Dean Acheson)
In central banking as in diplomacy, style, conservative tailoring, and an easy association with the affluent count greatly and results far much less. (Quote by - John Kenneth Galbraith)
We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations. (Quote by - Mahmoud Abbas)
They're supposed to be practicing public diplomacy. (Quote by - Dennis Phillips)
We still have time to negotiate, we still have time for diplomacy, because there are still a number of issues that have not been clarified, that created a lack of confidence. (Quote by - Mohamed ElBaradei)
Today's announcement projects a picture of profound weakness in U.S. diplomacy. It should not have been a heavy lift for our diplomats in New York and in foreign capitals to recruit the necessary 96 affirmative votes to seat the United States in the new council. (Quote by - Tom Lantos)
Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died. (Quote by - Andrew Young)
He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides. (Quote by - George P. Shultz)
Diplomacy is a disguised war, in which states seek to gain by barter and intrigue, by the cleverness of arts, the objectives which they would have to gain more clumsily by means of war. (Quote by - Randolph Bourne)
Our diplomacy ended up giving a bad conscience to an international community capable only of expressing noble sentiments while doing nothing, .. So how can one explain that we are today investigating an action our country should be proud of?. (Quote by - Alain Juppe)
The secretary expressed his thanks for Mr. Jackson's concern, told him about the intensive diplomacy that's going on and said we would continue to use that channel. (Quote by - Richard Boucher)
A drop of honey catches more flies than a hogshead of vinegar. (Quote by - Proverb)
What we're doing now in terms of our diplomacy with Libya is to ensure that that in fact comes true: that there are tangible and intangible benefits for Libya-with us, with our European partners, with Libya's neighbors in the region- as it is welcomed back into the community of nations. (Quote by - Mitchell Reiss)
Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts, .. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up. (Quote by - Daniel Pipes)
Diplomacy has been exhausted .. Continued instability in the Balkans threatens important U.S. national interests,. (Quote by - Tom Daschle)
Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie!" till you can find a rock. (Quote by - Wynn Catlin)
A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles. (Quote by - Chinese Proverbs)
Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies. (Quote by - Kofi Busia)
The real alternatives to diplomacy are much worse: either rapid descent to a North Korea situation, with an unsupervised nuclear program leading inexorably to nuclear weapons and all their dangerously unpredictable regional consequences; or an Iraq-like preventive military strike, with even more alarming regional and global consequences. (Quote by - Gareth Evans)
It's a very useful and necessary effort to begin reflection on how we are going to handle the diplomacy of the endgame. (Quote by - Jamie Shea)
This is simply a new phase of diplomacy, an extension of diplomatic efforts to find a solution. (Quote by - Mohamed ElBaradei)
Diplomacy is the only clear answer to the current situation. (Quote by - Hamid-Reza Asefi)
Diplomacy matters. Burden-sharing matters. Follow-through matters. And yes, sustaining the peace is harder, more complex and often costlier than winning the war itself. No matter the surge of momentary machismo -- as gratifying as it may be for some -- it's short-sighted and wrong to simply go it alone. (Quote by - Richard Gephardt)
I certainly would expect that the Security Council would respond to this in a way that reinforces the diplomacy that's already taken place at the IAEA. (Quote by - Tom Casey)
We need to strengthen Asian diplomacy. (Quote by - Ichiro Ozawa)
I must acknowledge, once and for all, that the purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis. (Quote by - Star Trek)
The string is running out. It doesn't look good. Diplomacy is on life support, .. Larry King Live. (Quote by - Bill Richardson)
I just can't talk about what ideas we may be considering. We want to have some quiet diplomacy the next couple of days. (Quote by - Nicholas Burns)
He's focused on the diplomacy under way. (Quote by - Ari Fleischer)
Iran's strong logic and firm diplomacy is the guideline for all government officials in negotiations on country's peaceful nuclear program with foreigners, quite resolutely. (Quote by - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)
DIPLOMACY, n. Lying in state, or the patriotic art of lying for one's country. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)
The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them; they are notable measures of directions for human life; you have much in little; they save time in speaking; and upon occasion may be the fullest and safest answer. (Quote by - William Penn)
Diplomacy is still the way -- with the six-party talks. Everybody agrees on that. The next thing is to try and get everyone back to the table,. (Quote by - Kofi Annan)
Russia is actively using gas diplomacy for its expansion over the ex-Soviet space in a bid to become a regional superpower. (Quote by - Lilia Shevtsova)
Silence is not always tact, and it is tact that is golden, not silence. (Quote by - Samuel Butler)
Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers. (Quote by - W. Averell Harriman)
A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: Protocol, Geritol, and alcohol. (Quote by - Adlai E. Stevenson)
We recognize the challenges we face in our public diplomacy effort. We are using all the tools at our disposal to ensure that foreign publics have an accurate understanding of American policies and values. (Quote by - Tom Casey)
Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time. (Quote by - Bo Bennett)
Everyone is dancing on eggshells at the moment. Quiet diplomacy is needed, and Trinidad has to take the initiative. (Quote by - Wendell Mottley)
The flagship of international diplomacy ran aground while Kofi Annan was at the helm. The critical question now is whether the secretary general can provide the management direction needed to restore U.N. credibility and effectiveness. (Quote by - Christopher Shays)
Referring or reporting Iran's dossier to the U.N. Security Council will be unconstructive and the end of diplomacy. (Quote by - Ali Larijani)
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way. (Quote by - Daniele Vare)
Diplomacy is the only clear answer to the current situation. There is no legal basis for referring Iran to the Security Council. But if that were to happen Iran is not afraid. (Quote by - Hamid-Reza Asefi)
The president has said for quite a while now that we support European diplomacy, and we've been giving full backing to that effort. In the interview with Israeli radio, he was merely reiterating the government's position. Our policy hasn't changed. (Quote by - Robert Wood)
But on the other hand, you know - and I've worked hard for diplomacy and will continue to work the diplomatic angle on this issue. (Quote by - Mr Bush)
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time. (Quote by - David Lloyd George)
I know of no diplomacy save that of truth. (Quote by - Mahatma Gandhi)
The patriotic art of lying for one's country. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)
When that referral will happen is a matter of diplomacy and that's what we talked about. We talked about how to deal with this situation diplomatically. (Quote by - Mr Bush)
I think at this point we are going to wait to see how the diplomacy unfolds over the next several days. (Quote by - Sean McCormack)
This network is real, and partisan diplomacy and selective anti-terrorism warfare will only let loose this Frankenstein. (Quote by - Rajeev Sharma)
But the tone will change, and in diplomacy, the tone is often the reality. (Quote by - Charles Grant)
The challenge for our diplomacy lies in convincing our neighbors that India is an opportunity and not a threat. Far from being besieged by India, they have a vast, productive hinterland that would give their economies far greater opportunities for growth than if they were to rely on their domestic markets alone. (Quote by - Shyam Saran)
By unleashing an active diplomacy on its nuclear activities, Iran has effectively neutralized the European and US policies,. (Quote by - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)
We're still in the final stages of diplomacy. (Quote by - A. Bush)
Checkbook diplomacy does not replace the need for systemic changes. (Quote by - Myron Brilliant)
The diplomacy won't start until our president stops saying no ground troops. We really have to get over that, .. This Week. (Quote by - Richard Lugar)
Germany is paralyzed at the worst time for European diplomacy, .. were looking for a stronger, more united, cooperative Europe. Obviously, they are not going to have it. (Quote by - Dominique Moisi)
A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. (Quote by - Martin Luther King Jr.)
For diplomacy to succeed we will need to use the full range of diplomatic tools available to the Security Council. (Quote by - George Schulte)
He has diplomacy written all over him. (Quote by - Larry Sabato)
It's kind of like Middle East shuttle diplomacy. These are people who deeply do not trust each other. (Quote by - R. Adams Dudley)
A timid question will always receive a confident answer. (Quote by - Lord Darling)
The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten. (Quote by - Mark Twain)
We should have a strong diplomacy, avoid making unwise remarks that would further complicate the issue, build confidence and boost cooperation. (Quote by - Mehdi Karrubi)
This is not like U.N. or formal diplomacy. (Quote by - Bill Richardson)
President Bush failed "miserably" at diplomacy, forcing the United States into war. (Quote by - Tom Daschle)
Iran is five to 10 years away from having a nuclear weapon. We have time to try diplomacy. (Quote by - Joseph Cirincione)
It's a good first step. We've discussed the need for a little light-hearted friendliness on the diplomacy side and we often cite things they do at the Reno and Las Vegas airports as examples of how to do it. (Quote by - Bruce Bommarito)
At the moment, our nation's diplomacy has hit a wall on all fronts. (Quote by - Seiji Maehara)
Now that the international community is energized to deal with the issue, we believe the chance for diplomacy succeeding has improved. (Quote by - Mark Regev)
The upper hand is with those who are pushing regime change rather than those who are advocating more diplomacy. (Quote by - Richard Haass)
Checkbook diplomacy is not a bad thing, but it can't take the place of systemic changes that are needed to level the playing field for American companies. (Quote by - Myron Brilliant)
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)
International arbitration may be defined as the substitution of many burning questions for a smouldering one. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)
Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interwar period, appeasement of Fascism. (Quote by - Barbara Tuchman)
A diplomat these days is nothing but a head-waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally. (Quote by - Peter Ustinov)
To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomatist -- the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know exactly how much oil one must put with one's vinegar. (Quote by - Oscar Wilde)
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country. (Quote by - Henry Wotton)
Diplomacy.. the art of restraining power. (Quote by - Henry Kissinger)
The recent flurry of diplomacy is good preparation for these talks and helps in understanding,. (Quote by - Wang Yi)
In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid. (Quote by - Lincoln Chafee)
That's the new way of China's diplomacy these days. They are very flexible. (Quote by - Marty Natalegawa)
If a person has no delicacy, he has you in his power. (Quote by - William Hazlitt)
I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speak the truth, and they never believe me. (Quote by - Di Cavour)
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house. (Quote by - Moliere)
I think all of our experience with (Iraqi President) Saddam Hussein teaches us that diplomacy has very little chance of working unless it is clear to him that if diplomacy does not work, that the threatened reality of force is there,. (Quote by - Tony Blair)
We would welcome a variety of 'ping-pong diplomacy' approaches, both in the cultural, artistic, (and) athletic field. (Quote by - Tom Lantos)
Our understanding is that a lot of behind-the-scenes diplomacy is going on with some of the countries that are not on the list. (Quote by - Michael Cromartie)
Diplomacy was not his high mark. (Quote by - Barbara Haskell)
No one at a senior level was willing to push Iran on diplomacy. Was there at least a chance that we could have gotten something going? Yes, there was a chance. (Quote by - Flynt Leverett)
A fragile consensus has collapsed under the weight of the Sudan government's artful diplomacy campaign. It played chicken with the broad international community, and once again the international community drove off the road. (Quote by - John Prendergast)
Diplomacy; the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock. (Quote by - Wynn Catlin)
