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> [A diplomat who says yes means maybe, a diplomat who says maybe means no, and a diplomat who says no is no diplomat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-m-de-talleyrand/a-diplomat-who-says-yes-means-maybe-a-diplomat-who-says-maybe-means/)

[Charles M De Talleyrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-m-de-talleyrand/)

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> [“When a diplomat says ‘yes’ he means ‘maybe.’ When a diplomat says ‘maybe’ he means ‘no.’ But if a diplomat says ‘no’ he’s no diplomat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-furst/when-a-diplomat-says-yes-he-means-maybe-when-a-diplomat-says-maybe-he/)

[Alan Furst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-furst/)

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