Quotes About Diplomacy

The existence of well-to-do little neutral countries is a pointer to what global war is really all about

Ambassador Noyes had another trait I had noticed in many slow-witted people: he was tremendously interested in philosophy.

Using an extremely clever if somewhat fanciful Chinese technique for ensnaring awkward visitors, they insisted that I was too important to travel alone and so stuck me with Mr. Fang.

We must at all costs avoid saying no because people prefer those who say yes, and this allows us to survive in hostile territory.

diplomacy is also the art of postponing decisions until the problems resolve themselves.

the doctrine of isolationism and

Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals. —MAHATMA GANDHI

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

Win through your actions, never through argument.

I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don't know the other side's argument better than they do.

Those who insist on transferring the Iranian nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council have received an additional argument for doing so.

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.

Argument need not be heated; it can be punctuated with courteous smiles - or sympathetic tears.

A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.

The ability to negotiate with other people without friction and argument is the outstanding quality of all successful people.

Use soft words in hard arguments.

We are all familiar with the argument: Make war dreadful enough, and there will be no war. And we none of us believe it.

...nuclear threats and nuclear weapons are the last argument of weak, stressed and irresponsible politicians. People must act very quicky to stop the movement to nuclear war.

Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

Ninety percent of the art of living consists of getting along with people you cannot stand.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me.

The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting.

The arts have always served relationships between people of different cultures so well. In a way, the arts function as a very serious kind of ambassador.