38 quotes found
“IF you draw a line in the sand you betray the loyalty of your cause”
“A civilian-based diplomacy supports noncommercial, nonprofit, and publicly-subsidized media to counteract the corporate-controlled, for-profit, private media that dominate political discourse; and ...”
“But people misunderstand warfare and think it is an end unto itself. But on the international stage, war is nothing more than another tool of diplomacy. If your country doesnt have a credible, powe...”
“You have no idea how much it contributes to the general politeness and pleasantness of diplomacy when you have a little quiet armed force in the background”
“The mentality of being the super power globally or regionally has contributed strongly to the development of very negative aspects to the political cohabitation the countries of the region than pro...”
“The sea is a lonely and hostile place, Captain,' Jansen said coldly. 'It is always best not to make enemies of those who might be your friends. You never know when your ships may cross”
“I think there is a substantial difference between hypocrisy and diplomacy: hypocrisy is not saying things, diplomacy is knowing how to say things.”
“The French, it seems to me, strike a happy balance between intimacy and reserve. Some of this must be helped by the language, which lends itself to graceful expression even when dealing with fairly...”
“A diplomat is a man who remembers a lady's birthday but forgets her age.”
“When a diplomat says yes he means perhaps when he says perhaps he means no when he says no he is no diplomat.”
“I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speak the truth and they never believe me.”
“Diplomacy is to do and say The nastiest thing in the nicest way.”
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
“The bargaining position of the victor always diminishes with time. Whatever is not exacted during the shock of defeat becomes increasingly difficult to attain later.”
“How can you cry for others’ struggles when you are facilitating mayhem in your own land?”
