Peacebuilding Quote by Marc Turner Download Open image ““diplomacy was nothing more than the gilding on the scabbard of a hidden blade.”” — Marc Turner ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Diplomacy Gilding Gilding Scabbard Hidden Blade Peacebuilding Scabbard Scabbard Hidden
“You damn fool. You realize, even if all your assumptions are correct-even then, you still have to steal the world's most coveted sword from… — Brent Weeks Copy Share Image
“What's the use in being diplomatic? I'd rather just pull my weapon and wing it.” — C.J. Redwine Copy Share Image
“Nothing made you look like more of a dick than standing there trying to find the end of your scabbard with the tip of… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“Diplomacy is the delicate weapon of the civilized warrior."- Hun, A. T.” — Robert Lynn Asprin Copy Share Image
“The sword is the axis of the world and grandeur cannot be divided.” — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
“The art of diplomacy is the luck of knowing more of your rival's secrets than he knows of yours.” — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“Unsheathe your swords!' He considered that. 'Or cheaper weapons! Let us ... do some good!” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“A civilization for ever within easy reach of a blade had little to boast about.” — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
“That thing was too big to be called a sword. Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a… — Kentaro Miura Copy Share Image
“There is no time for patience - there is no time for diplomacy - there is no time for policies, legislations and meaningless paperwork.… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations. . . is that in political, military, moral, and… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together. — Bernice King Copy Share Image
Too many people think that reconciliation means you soft-pedal differences. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
We must always refill and ensure there is a critical mass of leaders and activists committed to nonviolence and racial and economic justice who… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
The most successful cultural diplomacy strategy integrates people-to-people or arts/culture/media-to-people interactions into the basic business of diplomacy. The programs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran… — Cynthia P. Schneider 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
The mission of Christian humility in social life is not merely to edify, but to keep minds open to many alternatives. The rigidity of… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“Gandhi is best remembered for his adherence to the principle of nonviolence; but no less important was his adherence to non-demonization. Even when he… — Walter Truett Anderson Copy Share Image
