Quotes About Diplomacy

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.

He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.

Tart words make no friends; a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.

Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.

Do good to your friends to keep them,to your enemies to win them.

There never was a good war or a bad peace.

Diplomacy is seduction in another guise, Mr. Adams. One improves with practice.

Here in France, you must practice the art of accomplishing much while appearing to accomplish little. (in the John Adams miniseries on HBO)

if the Mufti of Constantinople were to send a missionary to preach Mohammedanism to us, he would find a pulpit at his service.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

I hope...that all mankind will at length…have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats.

Maxima bella ex levissimis causis:

Benjamin Franklin

Convertí en regla evitar toda contradicción directa con respecto a los sentimientos de otros, y toda afirmación tajante de los míos.

We Americans have no commission from God to police the world.

Our mission is not to impose our peculiar institutions upon other nations by physical force or diplomatic treachery but rather by internal peace and prosperity to solve the problem of self-government and reconcile democratic freedom with national stability.

Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.

I think that a strong Israel is the only Israel that will bring the Arabs to the peace table.

I can tell you one thing, Iran is closer to developing nuclear weapons today than it was a week ago, or a month ago or a year ago. It's just moving on with its efforts.

You know, I said in the U.N., I said to President Abbas, 'Look, we're in the same city, we're in the same building, for God's sake, the U.N. Let's just sit down and begin to talk peace.'

The relationship between Israel and the United States is a bond of - it's just a very powerful bond. It was, it is, and will be and will continue to be.

The Palestinians want a state, but they have to give peace in return. What they're trying to do in the United Nations is to get a state without giving Israel peace or giving Israel peace and security. And I think that's, that's wrong. That should not succeed. That should, that should fail.