The world of public discourse - political, social, diplomatic, commercial - has so corrupted language that we are rightly more suspicious of… — Deena Metzger Copy Share Image
The word 'security' is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
We made this inexplicable turn into Iraq, where we've lost lives, money, honour and the coalition on [George] Bush's watch. Surely he's… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
When Hillary's getting knocked around by the folks on the Hill is Bill going to go Larry King to knock her enemies… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
Bush, himself the most intellectually backward American president of my political lifetime, is surrounded by advisers whose bellicosity is exceeded only by… — Gerald Kaufman Copy Share Image
I am pleased though that there's a possibility of a diplomatic solution [in Syria]. I remain somewhat skeptical, but I am pleased… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
During the years when the barely educated immigrants were being replaced by barely educated native sons, Hollywood . . . proved a… — Frederic Raphael Copy Share Image
Stay here til I come to fetch you." I no longer recognize you in the Republic of Joy," I loftily informed him.… — Katie MacAlister Copy Share Image
We announce the birth of a conceptual country, NEWTOPIA. Citizenship of the country can be obtained by declaration of your awareness of… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
“Anyone who has had anything to do with the higher diplomacy is aware that diplomatic language stands in a class by itself.… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining. — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
“Pick a leader who will make their citizens proud. One who will stir the hearts of the people, so that the sons… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
To advance from a nuanced dissent to a compelling vision, progressive policymakers should turn to the great mainstay of twentieth-century U.S. foreign… — Suzanne Nossel Copy Share Image
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. — Dean Acheson Copy Share Image
The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited. — Tom Lantos Copy Share Image
In a diplomatic negotiation, you always meet the same the other side all the time. Even if you should succeed in outsmarting… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
If the North Korean side shows no sincerity in solving the nuclear weapon, abduction and missile issues, then the likelihood of normalization… — Koichi Haraguchi Copy Share Image
The government favors the most diplomatic language. That's why any letter to them should always start with, "Dear turkeys and foul maggots..." — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
Most people in Seoul don't care about the North's belligerent statements: The farther one is from the Korean Peninsula, the more one… — Andrei Lankov Copy Share Image
The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians… — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
I love that Amazon has this incredibly unique, diplomatic process where people's voices are heard, and we're using this great interconnectedness we… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
I was initially assigned to the American Consulate in Aden, not as Principal Officer but as a supernumerary officer to handle Yemen… — Hermann Eilts Copy Share Image
