Quotes About Diplomacy

All you need to know about Arafat was that he insisted on wearing a pistol when he addressed the UN General Assembly. And all you need to know about the UN, I suppose, is that they let him.

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead.

There used to be a lot more politics in the Olympics, when the Soviet Bloc committed a lot of resources for propaganda purposes.

The tendency of the UN and its major supporters is to think good intentions and mild to rampant corruption are as good as actual results.

Foreign policy is conducted for the convenience and enjoyment of people in Washington.

I'm old enuf to remember when Dems considered a UN resolution and an actual coalition nothing more than Bushy McHitler going it alone.

I understand the process of politics and the game of television.

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.

Peace is a process - a way of solving problems.

Politics is war without bloodshed and war is politics with blood.

This organization (United Nations) is created to prevent you from going to hell. It isn't created to take you to heaven.

Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.

The prerequisites for being in the diplomatic corps are the ability to handle protocol alcohol and Geritol.

Merkel is an amazing woman, very experienced in international politics.

A politican is an animal who can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.

Sometimes in international politics, the better part of wisdom is to defer dangers rather than try to eliminate them altogether instantly.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

We sincerely ask the Beijing authorities across the Strait to view the election result from a positive perspective, to accept the democratic decision of the Taiwanese people.

Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much.

The only alternative to war is peace and the only road to peace is negotiations.

I'm convinced nonviolence can be successful in working for positive change in our relations with other countries right now.

Fools are in great demand, especially on social occasions. They embarrass everyone but provide material for conversation. In their positive form, they become diplomats.

It was a positive sign that the conversation took place, it's a sign of the depth of the friendship between Australia and Indonesia.

Perhaps the singular positive of [Donald] Trump's desire to improve the deteriorating relations between the U.S. and Russia will lead to achieving progress toward a world free of nuclear weapons.