Quotes About Diplomacy

The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

Diplomacy - the art of jumping into trouble without making a splash.

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

War: A by-product of the arts of peace.

When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground.

Diplomacy is the art of letting the other party have things your way.

I won't undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.

The art of war in its highest point of view is policy.

Legislation is the art of compromise.

Politics is not a science, as the professors are apt to suppose. It is an art.

Russia can offer state-of-the-art technology, .. For example, we can help other countries launch space devices such as satellites.

Management: An art of handling conflicting Egos to meet a common objective, be it political, organisational or societal in nature.

Architecture is a negotiated art, and it's highly political, and if you want to make buildings, there is diplomacy required.

Politics is the art of the possible.

If you study the behavior or the attitude of Syria, Iran, and U.S., you understand that these three countries can't come to terms with each other.

[Donald Trump] attitude towards our longest defense alliance and NATO, that we should somehow walk away from it.

There is no generally effective technique for assimilating the shadow. It is more like diplomacy or statesmanship and it is always an individual matter. First one has to accept and take seriously the existence of the shadow. Second, one has to become aware of its qualities and intentions. This happens through conscientious attention to moods, fantasies and impulses. Third, a long process of negotiation is unavoidable.

Palestinian and Israeli leaders finally recover the Road Map to Peace, only to discover that, while they were looking for it, the Lug Nuts of Mutual Interest came off the Front Left Wheel of Accommodation, causing the Sport Utility Vehicle of Progress to crash into the Ditch of Despair.

Leonard Aster thanked Fighting Prawn and the Mollusk tribe for their hospitality. "You mean," said Fighting Prawn, "for not killing you?" "Yes," said Leonard. "It was very gracious of you." "Do you," said Leonard, "I mean, does you tribe, shake hands?" "No," said Fighting Prawn. "We kiss on the lips." "Oh," said Leonard, looking very alarmed.

The United States tried, by depressing the clutch of diplomacy and downshifting the gearshift lever of rhetoric, to remain neutral, but it became increasingly obvious that the nation was going to get into a war, especially since it was almost 1812.

The issue is complex, but like many matters in Sudan, it is not as complex as Khartoum would want the west to believe.

We've sent over 180 million frowns from the U.S alone, and you can bet that has an effect on the regime.

There is another thing about the Chinese: they do not like to have unfriendly powers on either side of them.

The theory of mutual assured destruction was a great catalyst for peace.