Diplomatic Quotes - Page 2

• The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years.

  Benjamin Netanyahu

  Commitment, Past, Years

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• And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up being a psychodrama up there on stage.

  John Zorn

  Trying, Ends, Stage

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• Having no diplomatic representation in Washington, China has no sources which allow her to check the character of applicants and therefore makes the practice of refusing everybody from the United States.

  Anna Louise Strong

  Character, Practice, United States

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• A diplomat these days is nothing but a head waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally.

  Peter Ustinov

  Diplomats, These Days, Diplomacy

  "Romanoff and Juliet".

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• Players have a great deal of flexibility when conducting diplomatic relations with their allies.

  Michael K. Simpson

  Player, Allies, Diplomatic Relations

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• Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.

  Nick Lampson

  Fall, Allies, Taiwan

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• White House and State Department foreign-policy experts are overwhelmingly directed towards military and diplomatic issues, not development issues.

  Jeffrey Sachs

  Military, White, Issues

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• I believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He is not in search of peaceful and diplomatic solutions.

  Bianca Jagger

  Believe, Leader, Peaceful

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• People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience in local government and state government and national government - I was the first woman in history on the Senate Finance Committee - not to mention the diplomatic international experience.

  Carol Moseley Braun

  Government, People, Common Sense

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• While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have been making progress at developing a formula that would lead to the suspension of Iran's nuclear enrichment program and the start of serious negotiations.

  Earl Blumenauer

  Iran, Europe, Games

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• However, even during the preparations for action, we laid our plans in such a manner that should there be progress through diplomatic negotiation, we would be well prepared to cancel operations at the latest moment that communication technology would have permitted.

  Hideki Tojo

  Communication, Technology, Preparation

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• The diplomatic representatives of the United States of America to other nations are almost entirely Jews.

  Julius Streicher

  America, United States, Jew

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• The American capitalists are richer and stronger than their counterparts in other lands. They are also younger and more ignorant, and therefore more inclined to seek a rough settlement of difficulties without diplomatic subtlety and finesse. All that does not change the fact that American capitalism operates according to the same laws as the others, is confronted with the same fundamental problems, and is headed toward the same catastrophe.

  James P. Cannon

  Law, Land, Ignorant

  "Fascism and The Workers’ Movement". The Militant, www.marxists.org. March-April 1954.

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• Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Hilarious, Sarcastic

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

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• A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.

  Trygve Lie

  Real, Cutting, Diplomats

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• I am for free commerce with all nations; political connection with none; and little or no diplomatic establishment

  George Washington

  Political, Connections, Diplomatic Relations

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• Netanyahu is partnering up with Boehner to kick Obama in the teeth and sabotage one of the president's top diplomatic priorities. He is essentially telling American Jews to get lost: 'I have no regard for the president you support and no regard for your own political needs and desires.'

  David Corn

  Support, Priorities, Political

  "Netanyahu to American Jews: Get Lost" by David Corn, www.motherjones.com. January 27, 2015.

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• Our enemies may be irrational, even outright insane, driven by nationalism, religion, ethnicity or ideology. They do not fear the United States for its diplomatic skills or the number of automobiles and software programs it produces. They respect only the firepower of our tanks, planes and helicopter gunships.

  Ronald Reagan

  Skills, Numbers, Ethnicity

  Ronald Reagan (1998). “A Shining City: The Legacy of Ronald Reagan”

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• You cannot have a diplomatic offensive without talking.

  Jesse Jackson

  Talking, Offensive

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests.

  Vladimir Putin

  Compromise, Partners, Ability

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• I am a straight talker. I am not politically correct or diplomatic.

  Anurag Kashyap

  Talkers, Politically Correct

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• The diplomatic relations start when the two sides get a bit closer to each other, but U.S and Iran, they are drifting apart.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Relation, Drifting

  Interview With Reese Erlich, www.motherjones.com. April 7, 2007.

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• Our economic strength at home is key to our diplomatic and military strength abroad. We should be investing far more in education as well as our technological and economic development so that we have the resources to support our foreign policy.

  Ruben Gallego

  Military, Home, Keys

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• Wisdom is an artful method—a skillful, tactical, fair, and diplomatic use of knowledge.

  Greg Koukl

  Use Of Knowledge, Method, Tactical

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• Israel is a big provider of military technology to Brazil and this has caused a big breach in the two sides of the government. On the one hand, you have the diplomatic side. On the other side, Brazil's military has been quoted in the local press as being quite upset that this diplomatic standoff could affect the military relationship.

  Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

  Military, Technology, Government

  "Brazil Rejects Israel's Ambassador; Israel Threatens Relations Downgrade". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. December 30, 2015.

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