“Are you guys really arguing over where to eat dinner?" "It's one of the more savage tools in the diplomatic arsenal.” — Howard Tayler Copy Share Image
Somebody must trespass on the taboos of modern nationalism, in the interests of human reason. Business can't. Diplomacy won't. It has to… — Robert Byron Copy Share Image
Talking and diplomacy is often seen as a concession in America, in a way that it is not in other places. — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
Sometimes arrogance makes us overreach. George Bush Jr. often tries to suggest the leaders of other countries, and it is just not… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
Diplomacy was what I wanted to do. From really quite an early age and I think I had a false impression that… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
Dialogue is the only way to end war and terror. We need practical solidarity with those who are weaker and diplomacy from… — Luisa Morgantini Copy Share Image
War is always a failure. It means we've failed in diplomacy and we've failed in talking to one another. — Martin Firrell Copy Share Image
Dictating to dictators doesn't work; they are congenitally delusional about their own indispensability. — Joe Klein Copy Share Image
The Unites States used to use law enforcement to aggressively target North Korea illicit activities - counterfeiting U.S. currency, drug-running, counterfeit cigarettes… — Ed Royce Copy Share Image
Americans, like many citizens of rich countries, take for granted the legal and regulatory system, the public schools, health care and social… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
“Oh, diplomacy," said M.D., in his element, "it mops up war's spillages; legitimizes its outcomes; gives the strong state the means to… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
Kolkata is a musical city. What I like about people here is the lack of diplomacy. Some of the best Indian classical… — Sukhwinder Singh Copy Share Image
Most commonly when we think of diplomacy we think of a careful dance between adversaries. The intricacies of subtly veiled threats and… — Jordan Blake Michiels Copy Share Image
“You might wonder that I who who have served you in the field of diplomacy should set so much store by the… — Carlos P. Romulo Copy Share Image
We must continue to pursue peace through diplomacy, but we must also not shrink from our responsibility through the option of strength.… — Michael McCaul Copy Share Image
Diplomacy is important, extremely important, and I don't think these reductions at the State Department are appropriate because many times diplomacy is… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
I think if I had to do it over again, I'd do it the same way. I would just put more resources… — John Poindexter Copy Share Image
The real secret about diplomats is that we're trained to say something, when there is nothing to say, and to say nothing… — Jon Huntsman, Jr Copy Share Image
“You have no idea how much it contributes to the general politeness and pleasantness of diplomacy when you have a little quiet… — George F. Kennan Copy Share Image
I don't think a country needs to bypass diplomacy, they don't need to attack us under the radar. — Ayelet Shaked Copy Share Image
Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy. — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
Only professional diplomats, inveterate idiots and women view diplomacy as a long-term substitute for war. — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
The practice of diplomacy, I have found, is sometimes like eating soup with a fork: much activity yielding little nourishment. — Sheri S. Tepper Copy Share Image
“He wouldn't even dance with Levana at the stupid ball if he could help it—to hell with diplomacy.” — Marissa Meyer Copy Share Image
I would love to see no more ghettos but the things is, there's no diplomacy in the ghetto. They want to tell… — Jimmy Cliff Copy Share Image
Diplomacy is the only clear answer to the current situation. There is no legal basis for referring Iran to the Security Council.… — Hamid-Reza Assefi Copy Share Image
For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“Kindness solves more problems than diplomacy, wealth, intelligence, clout, force, law, and dominion combined.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
The United States is willing to exert strong leadership to give diplomacy its very best chance to succeed. — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
“Louella remarked that when foreign nations had intercourse with this country they knew they had been intercoursed.” — Jack Woodford Copy Share Image
In my experience, in bringing coercive diplomacy to bear against Slobodan Milosevic, no bomb strike was more important than maintaining NATO's cohesion. — Wesley Clark Copy Share Image
Humor, humility, and, of course, honesty, all are qualities that work in public and cultural diplomacy. — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
Richard Holbrooke is known for many things, but I will remember him as an impressive, sometimes even intimidating diplomat who understood the… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
President Trump's diplomacy and economic investment demonstrates America's commitment to building a prosperous, safe and democratic Western Hemisphere. Those policies are good… — Robert C. O'Brien Copy Share Image
A constructive approach to diplomacy doesnt mean relinquishing ones rights. It means engaging with ones counterparts, on the basis of equal footing… — Hassan Rouhani Copy Share Image
I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Hey, it made me… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
America must continue diplomacy, even as we continue the war, to expand the coalition of the willing to share the burden of… — Barbara Mikulski Copy Share Image
Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Pavel Palazchenko has given us a well-written, inside account of Gorbachev's and Shevardnadze's diplomacy. Remarkably objective, it is full of insights, makes… — Jack F. Matlock, Jr Copy Share Image
“They think that successful diplomacy requires years of experience and an understanding of all the nuances that have to be carefully considered… — Donald J. Trump Copy Share Image
