Avoiding Quote by Bo Bennett

Diplomacy, if properly practiced, is not just talking for the sake of talking.

— Condoleezza Rice

Often I must Speak otherwise than I Think. This is Called Diplomacy.

— Frank Herbert

Diplomacy is the art of knowing what not to say

— Anonymous

Diplomacy is not merely talking somebody into something; it's talking to somebody from a position of strength. You put your power on the table…

— Daniel Fried

In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have.

— Noah Feldman

Diplomacy is the art of letting the other party have things your way.

— Daniele Vare

Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.

— Isaac Goldberg

Diplomacy is what is practiced after-the-fact. Never be too right too soon -- as any smart Uncle will tell you. The man who guesses…

— Hortense Calisher

The practice of diplomacy, I have found, is sometimes like eating soup with a fork: much activity yielding little nourishment.

— Sheri S. Tepper

Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies.

— Anonymous

In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.

— Lincoln Chafee

Diplomacy is letting someone else have your way.

— Lester B. Pearson