Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop. — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol. — Adlai E Stevenson Copy Share Image
“diplomacy is simply the name we have agreed to give to lying about national affairs. I” — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Tact is kind; diplomacy is useful; euphemism is harmless and sometimes entertaining — Julian Burnside Copy Share Image
While we need to provide leadership and stability to the world, we should do that through diplomacy. — Kevin de Leon Copy Share Image
“One of the hardest things about diplomacy is to put yourself into someone else's shoes without compromising your own principles.” — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
You know, we want to lead with diplomacy in every case, but if deterrence falls and you must fight, you fight to… — Lloyd Austin Copy Share Image
Diplomacy is unfashionable in the world of knee-jerk reaction and the dogmatic sound bite on television. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
A half-century after racing the Russians to the moon, the U.S. is barely suiting up in the international race to secure interests… — Rick Larsen Copy Share Image
We will continue to deepen our engagement using every element of American power - diplomacy, military, economic development, the power of our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When diplomacy has been exhausted, the Security Council must become involved. Questions about Iran's nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
Back channels themselves are as old as American diplomacy. Thomas Jefferson was an early enthusiast - he often routed around his secretary… — David E. Sanger Copy Share Image
I sincerely hope that the difficulties that are there in Iraq and Iran can be resolved, that Iraq will see a new… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Nature is not simply a technical or economical resource, and human beings are not mere numbers. To suggest that one can somehow… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
Our nation must engage with the rest of the world. But to be successful, we must listen. Our interaction with the world… — Dina Powell Copy Share Image
Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Convince and enemy, convince him that he's wrong, is to win a bloodless battle where victory is long. A simple act of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Diplomacy matters. Burden-sharing matters. Follow-through matters. And yes, sustaining the peace is harder, more complex and often costlier than winning the war… — Dick Gephardt Copy Share Image
The dustbin of history is littered with remains of those countries that relied on diplomacy to secure their freedom. We must never… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Everybody was cratered after Copenhagen. If the movie had worked the way that it should have, if it had been scripted by… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
A mature person has the integrity to stand alone. And when a mature person gives love, he or she gives without any… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
If we clear the air of the fog of catchwords which surround the conduct of war, and grasp that in the human… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
On the other hand, she never looked as -big- as she did at that moment. "What?" Rose demanded, glaring up at him.… — Christine Feehan Copy Share Image
If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you. — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
“diplomacy is also the art of postponing decisions until the problems resolve themselves.” — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“But it is not, as we say when we are being diplomatic, a fruitful source of inquiry.” — Robin McKinley Copy Share Image
Diplomacy is essential if we are to find peaceful resolutions in times of tension. — Ed Davey Copy Share Image
“Politeness is the first thing people lose once they get the power.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Diplomacy is not merely talking somebody into something; it's talking to somebody from a position of strength. You put your power on… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
In diplomacy, like in great many other things, the rules of engagement survive only until one remarkable person decides to break them. — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
Engaging in diplomacy with Iran and putting an end to their nuclear weapons program was the right thing to do. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
The Obama administration kind of shows how you can use diplomacy to bring the most important countries together and get the whole… — Chris Mooney Copy Share Image
