Quotes About Diplomacy

It is prince's tricks,' he says. 'Three days in a row Henry gives the French a private audience. Then he ignores them for a week.

Wolsey always said that the making of a treaty is the treaty. It doesn't matter what the terms are, just that there are terms. It's the goodwill that matters. When that runs out, the treaty is broken, whatever the terms say.

It is the glory of the men who have worked with Cromwell that instead of merely cursing the vermin they have patched, they have mended, they have stretched a point to replace a gnawed vowel; they have been ready to substitute a digested phrase with a clause that will help the crown. . .

They tell us that the rules of power and the rules of war are the same, the art is to deceive; and you will deceive, and be deceived in your turn, whether you are an ambassador or a suitor.

The fate of peoples is made like this, two men in small rooms. Forget the coronations, the conclaves of cardinals, the pomp and processions. This is how the world changes:

England has enjoyed fifty years of peace. This is the Tudors' covenant; peace is what they offer.

If another man were saying this, he'd be trying to start a fight. When Thomas More says it, it leads to an invitation to dinner.

how about not fighting any? Negotiate, my lord. It's cheaper

We have a close, unshakable bond between the United States and Israel, and between the American and Israeli people. We share common values and a commitment to a democratic future for the world, and we are both committed to a two-state solution. But that doesn't mean that we're going to agree.

Egypt has been a partner of the United States over the last 30 years, has been instrumental in keeping the peace in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel, which is a critical accomplishment that has meant so much to so many people.

Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price.

No nation can meet the world's challenges alone.

One of my goals upon becoming Secretary of State was to take diplomacy out of capitals, out of government offices, into the media, into the streets of countries.

The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.

'Smart power' is the use of American power in ways that would help prevent and resolve conflict - not just send our military in.

We calculated that Japan would have found it advantageous to set Mao Tse-tung up as the leader of the New China, because this would make the vast sums of money held by wealthy Chinese financiers available to Japan. We assumed that to secure Japan's support, Mao had agreed to drive the Americans and English out of China and to cooperate with the new Japanese army.

A formally recognized equality does, however, accord the smaller nations a position which they should be able to use increasingly in the interest of humanity as a whole and in the service of the ideal.

Defending yourself is not the same as offending your enemy. Watch what you say.

am fully convinced that it is impossible for a woman, even if she were born close to a throne, to acquire before the age of five-and-twenty the encyclopaedic knowledge of trifles, the practice of manoeuvring, the important small things, the musical tones and harmony of coloring, the angelic bedevilments and innocent cunning, the speech and the silence, the seriousness and the banter, the wit and the obtuseness, the diplomacy and the ignorance which make up the perfect lady.

Savez-vous, monsieur le marquis de Rastignacorama, que ce que vous me dites n'est pas exactement poli

The best way is to be strong enough to make your enemy think twice about attacking you, yet not so aggressive that he feels threatened. Keep your sword sheathed as long as you can, but once it is unsheathed, use it without hesitation.

Sono d'accordo, la diplomazia è preziosa e costruire alleanze tra i sessi è fondamentale. Ma la guerra c'è e quando i nodi degli interessi personali vengono al pettine, nessun uomo sa essere femminista quanto una donna.

Grazie al prestigio e alla forza che ci dà l'Unione possiamo condurre negoziati più efficaci e far valere la nostra influenza. Possiamo cercare di migliorare la vita dei nostri cittadini e incoraggiare il rispetto dei diritti umani negli altri continenti. Siamo un'esperienza unica nella storia del mondo. Un patto di Stati e di popoli che hanno deciso di proteggere insieme le libertà individuali, e di costruire un benessere comune.

knew as well as any American that America was shipping oil and scrap iron to Tokyo to bomb Chinese women and children.