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Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet.
American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet.
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually read more
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.
Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.
Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron.
Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron.
A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.
A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims.
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims.
