Quotes About Diplomacy

Britain would work its influence gently, so as not to chafe the fragile American ego—Churchill informed his war cabinet that the Americans "were not above learning from us, provided that we did not set out to teach them.

Diplomacy was never my strong suit and my patience had run dry. I crouched and called out, Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. [...] Kitty, kitty? asked a level male voice.[...] What kind of woman greets the Beast Lord with 'here, kitty, kitty'? he asked. One of a kind. I murmered the obvious reply.

You should've let me twist his head off," Mahon said. "You can't let people insult your wife, Curran. One day you'll have to choose diplomacy or your spouse. I'm telling you now, it's got to be your wife. Diplomacy doesn't care if you live or die. Your wife does.

You do realize you just insulted me, right? How so? You implied that I can't protect her or my people. I looked at him. That's not at all what I meant. Apologize and I'll let it go. I kept my hands firmly on the iron rail before me. Grabbing the weight bar and walloping the Beast Lord upside the head wouldn't be the best diplomatic move. I'm sorry, Your Majesty. There. I was civil. It almost killed me.

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

I kept my hands firmly on the iron rail before me. Grabbing the weight bar and walloping the Beast Lord upside the head wouldn't be the best diplomatic move. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty." There. I was civil. It almost killed me. "Apology accepted." "Will there be anything else?"Your Arrogance.

Sometimes I jump on the table and kick people in the face, but I'm always civil about it.

To be at the apex of the executive branch and understand that there are lot of moving pieces and the importance of working with Congress to get things done - I think that gave me a unique perspective as a young person.

If I could send a message back to my younger self, it would be: Do not work for the State Department at all.

Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs. Preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough times come, you can work together.

If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

Don't divide the world into 'them' and 'us.' Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours.

Here is the problem with legacy: You'll sacrifice stuff that is not even yours to get it. Take President Obama's Iran deal, when he gave the shirt off his back - and ours, too.

Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.

There's probably a tendency to view power... to be either based on size or the size and power of your economy. I think New Zealand's strength has always been using our voice on the issues that matter, and we've been consistent on it. There is power in that.

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party.

Well of course New Zealand isn't anti-American.

Administering another country is always a very tricky proposition.

When it comes to beliefs, it is a very tricky situation, because it can be anything and still you don't want to hurt anyone's beliefs.

It was a superb agreement to end a war, but a very bad agreement to make a state. From now on, we have to part company with Dayton and try to build a modern democratic state, for which I have tried to lay the foundations.

The way that Soviet intelligence tried to reshape the balance of power in the Middle East is essential to understand the developments that led to the outbreak of the Six-Day War.

If a king tries to start a war, a mother should go to him and forbid it.

Obama seems like he tries to talk everyone into what he believes - and that's part of why we elected him, because he's a calm, reasonable guy - but behind that, there has to be some fight. You have to be able to take a few punches and throw a few punches.

When I made my first trip to Israel as a member of Congress, not only did I meet with the Israeli president and prime minister, but I also traveled to Ramallah to meet with the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority. That's what being a member of Congress is about.