Diplomacy Quotes - Page 3

• The only real diplomacy ever performed by a diplomat is in deceiving their own people after their dumbness has got them into a war.

  Will Rogers

  Real, War, People

  Will Rogers (1979). “Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Hoover years, 1931-1933”, Will Rogers Heritage Trust

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• I think anyone who comes upon a Nautilus machine suddenly will agree with me that its prototype was clearly invented at some time in history when torture was considered a reasonable alternative to diplomacy.

  Anna Quindlen

  Fitness, Thinking, Alternatives

  Anna Quindlen (2010). “Living Out Loud”, p.63, Ballantine Books

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• MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy, an officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment of his sovereign's hostility.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Country, Responsibility, Power

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.164, University of Georgia Press

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• Iran's strong logic and firm diplomacy is the guideline for all government officials in negotiations on country's peaceful nuclear program with foreigners, quite resolutely.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Country, Strong, Government

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• Diplomacy is, perhaps, one element of the U.S. government that should not be subject to the demands of 'open government'; whenever it works, it is usually because it is done behind closed doors. But this may be increasingly hard to achieve in the age of Twittering bureaucrats.

  Evgeny Morozov

  Government, Doors, Age

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• American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet.

  Charles G. Dawes

  Feet, Brain, Diplomats

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• 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 what will happen will be blamed for it. No one will believe he has merely guessed.

  Hortense Calisher

  Uncles, Smart, Believe

  Hortense Calisher (1983). “Mysteries of motion”, Doubleday

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• He will spit you and roast you with rosemary, and we will all sample your flesh tonight. Tomorrow you will be shat out into the snow. Your diplomacy is bold and edgy, sir.

  Kevin Hearne

  Snow, Tonight, Rosemary

  Kevin Hearne (2014). “The Iron Druid Chronicles 6-Book Bundle: Hounded, Hexed, Hammered, Tricked, Trapped, Hunted”, p.806, Del Rey

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• Diplomacy and virtue do not make easy companions.

  Iain Pears

  Virtue, Easy, Companion

  Iain Pears (2003). “Dream of Scipio”, p.218, Penguin

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• ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Demand, Lasts, Ultimatum

  Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.227, 谷月社

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• The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.

  Brent Scowcroft

  Art, Opportunity, Turns

  Source: www.nytimes.com

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• In diplomacy, like in great many other things, the rules of engagement survive only until one remarkable person decides to break them.

  Ilona Andrews

  Engagement, Break, Remarkable

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• The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war - diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power - and we are developing new tools as we go along.

  Richard Armitage

  Military, War, Fighting

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• I think if I had to do it over again, I'd do it the same way. I would just put more resources into getting the public diplomacy part much stronger than we were able to.

  John Poindexter

  Thinking, Stronger, Able

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• Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.

  Omar Bongo

  Globalization, Ends, States

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• The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the key to the safety of our country from all foreign intrigues and diplomacy, I say accept the key and bolt the door at once.

  Andrew Jackson

  Country, Keys, Texas

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• The most important thing is to find collective solutions in diplomacy and I think that is possible.

  Vladimir Putin

  Thinking, Important, Collectives

  "Anti-terror support, but Putin is all business". www.cnn.com. October 19, 2001.

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• You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done.

  Kofi Annan

  Done, Force, Can Do

  Press Conference By Secretary-General Kofi Annan At United Nations Headquarters, www.un.org. February 24, 1998.

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• Let every girl, let every woman, let every mother here [in Israel]-and there in my country [Egypt]-know we shall solve all our problems through negotiations around the table rather than starting war.

  Anwar Sadat

  Girl, Mother, Country

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• We've made clear our view, which is we support the Russian proposal. It's within the context of the EU diplomacy aimed at getting Iran to re-suspend its enrichment activities and return to negotiations.

  Joseph Adam Ereli

  Views, Iran, Support

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• There's the one thing no nation can ever accuse us of and that is secret diplomacy. Our foreign are an open book, generally a check book.

  Will Rogers

  Book, America, Secret

  Will Rogers (1980). “Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Harding”

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• I think it's fair to say that diplomacy today requires much more of that if you're the United States of America than it did 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago.

  Hillary Clinton

  Thinking, America, Years

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• The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.

  Barry Goldwater

  Doe, Diplomats, Succeed

  "Goldwater from A to Z: a critical handbook".

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

  Kofi Abrefa Busia

  Friendship, Art, Mean

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

  Lincoln Chafee

  World, Unsaid, Left

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