Quotes About Diplomat

As the evening droned on, Einstein turned to a Dutch diplomat seated next to him and said, "I've just developed a new theory of eternity.

reliable rule of diplomacy that you cannot win at the bargaining table something that you would be unable to win on the ground.

Franklin had been serving his country, as it headed toward revolution, in roles befitting a man of his age: diplomat, elder statesman, sage, and dozing delegate.

The metaphor, though obvious, is too good to resist: Franklin, by nature, liked to find ingenious ways to calm turbulent waters. But during his time as a diplomat in England, this instinct would fail him.

A Foreign Secretary is forever poised between the clich

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

The words of an ambassador are always other-centered. Consider the problem ("according to their needs")

Ambassadorial communication

An ambassador seeks to speak the right thing in the best way.

To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomat - the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know how much oil to mix in with one's vinegar.

Anyone who has had anything to do with the higher diplomacy is aware that diplomatic language stands in a class by itself. It is a language specially designed to deceive the chance listener.

Because many barriers are organizational in nature, team leaders as the boundary managers can play a major role in dampening their effects. In some respects team leaders can play the role of team diplomat and ambassador to other components in the organization.

Sé diplomático —le dijo el rey—, te ayudará a obtener tus deseos.

but the consensus in Washington was that trade and investment would encourage China to become a "responsible stakeholder" of the international system, as influential diplomat Robert Zoellick put it.

he was one of those diplomats who like and know how to work, and, despite his laziness, he occasionally spent nights at his desk.

Diplomacy can be a frustrating thing. I think the strategy can work, so long as the force is robust and the rules of engagement are clear.

I do think John Kerry has tried awfully hard to work with Russia and others to have a lasting, significant cease-fire.

I wrote 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' at the age of 30 under intense, unshared personal stress and in extreme privacy. As an intelligence officer in the guise of a junior diplomat at the British Embassy in Bonn, I was a secret to my colleagues, and much of the time to myself.

Diplomacy is the art of telling plain truths without giving offense.

In a political discussion about the empire, Harold the diplomat argued for the benefits of colonial rule: 'our English genius is for government.' Raymond opposed him: 'The governed don't seem to enjoy it.

Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training.

He had dreamed of being an interpreter for diplomats and dignitaries, resolving conflicts between people and nations, settling disputes of which he alone could understand both sides.

I graduated with a foreign affairs/Middle East studies degree with a minor in Arabic from UVA in 2002.