“The soft power of science has the potential to reshape global diplomacy.”
“Diplomacy is really far less important than the stock movements within Russia.”
“Like Prince von Bismarck in diplomacy, I have no secrets.”
“Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure.”
“In Asia, personal relationships are important, but you cannot personalise diplomacy.”
“Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died.”
“Quiet diplomacy is far more effective than public posturing.”
“America must continue diplomacy, even as we continue the war, to expand the coalition of the willing to share the burden of war and to share the responsibility and the economic cost of rebuilding Iraq.”
“Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism.”
“Talking and diplomacy is often seen as a concession in America, in a way that it is not in other places.”
“Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.”
“Back channels themselves are as old as American diplomacy. Thomas Jefferson was an early enthusiast – he often routed around his secretary of state, once sending a secret letter to the American envoy in France, Robert Livingston, that contained a coded message.”
“Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.”
“I was a history major at Princeton University; I took exams in war and diplomacy, and I find those things very fascinating.”
“Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.”
“Successful diplomacy is an alignment of objectives and means.”
“Force is not inevitable. Diplomacy is still the desired means. Pressure is an element of the means.”
“The world of high-stakes international diplomacy can be rough and tumble, but it’s more often than not a procession of suits and summits, protocol sessions and photo ops.”
“I don’t think that anybody should be ruling in or ruling out anything while we are conducting diplomacy.”
“There is no diplomacy like candor.”
“The Unites States used to use law enforcement to aggressively target North Korea illicit activities – counterfeiting U.S. currency, drug-running, counterfeit cigarettes and pharmaceuticals – until diplomacy gutted those efforts. The effort should be reinvigorated.”
“English, once accepted as an international language, is no more secure than French has proved to be as the one and only accepted language of diplomacy or as Latin has proved to be as the international language of science.”
“The anchors of the Arab consensus have long been Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and both are now weakened forces in Arab politics and diplomacy.”
“A great nation like the United States has many and varied interests, and we need both to do business with tyrants and to engage constantly in multilateral diplomacy.”
“We must never relent in our efforts to resolve conflicts through diplomacy and through all of the instruments bestowed by the Charter of the United Nations.”
“For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible – and no one can now doubt the word of America.”
“’Toughness’ and ‘credibility’ are leitmotifs that run through both Trumpian and Kissingerian deal-making. Both men insist that war and diplomacy are inseparable and that, to be effective, diplomats need to be able to wield threats and offer incentives in equal, unrestricted measure.”
“A constructive approach to diplomacy doesn’t mean relinquishing one’s rights. It means engaging with one’s counterparts, on the basis of equal footing and mutual respect, to address shared concerns and achieve shared objectives.”
“Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.”
“We think it will be shortly afterwards, but it seems a terrible thing to gamble with such big stakes in diplomacy without having your master card in your hand.”
“Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest.”
“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.”
“There is nothing fast or easy about diplomacy. I have no illusions about that.”
“To be clear, I abhor the separation wall. It is an eyesore in itself and makes tangible the failed diplomacy and cruel short-sightedness that causes such misery in the region. No Palestinian can see that wall and not wonder if the Israelis mean it to stay there forever, a constant reminder of what they never intend to change.”
“Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.”
“Engaging in diplomacy with Iran and putting an end to their nuclear weapons program was the right thing to do.”
“It is truly appalling for Senator Mark Kirk to equate the Obama Administration’s diplomacy with Nazi appeasement. As a Jewish-American, I am offended.”
“Since most cyberwar is conducted covertly, governments avoid any public acknowledgment of their own abilities and shy away from engaging in any sort of ‘cyber diplomacy.’ Statecraft conducted in secret fails to create public norms for deterrence.”
“When people think of digital diplomacy, they think of government tweeting. It is not what it is. That is public diplomacy.”
“Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests.”
“War is failure of diplomacy.”
“There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished.”
“I think if I had to do it over again, I’d do it the same way. I would just put more resources into getting the public diplomacy part much stronger than we were able to.”
“Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.”
“Frankly, most governments are used to lying to each other – to a degree that most people would find shocking. Part of diplomacy is the art of strategic lying.”
“While we need to provide leadership and stability to the world, we should do that through diplomacy.”
“Haitian diplomacy will be oriented toward the influx of foreign capital, direct investments that create jobs and stimulate economic growth.”
“In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.”
“Nobody’s ever said that pins are a tool of diplomacy.”
“There are no military solutions – dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace.”
“Camus believed in dialogue and diplomacy, and enlisted his work as a philosopher to the need to find nonviolent solutions, whereas Sartre called for violent conflicts and justified terror.”
“I’m a career diplomat. I spent 30 years as a diplomat, out of which seven years as foreign minister. I’ve always believed in the United Nations as a centre of multilateralism and multilateral diplomacy.”
“Diplomacy is important, extremely important, and I don’t think these reductions at the State Department are appropriate because many times diplomacy is a lot more effective – and cert cheaper – than military engagement.”
“For many years, Myanmar’s leadership was largely shut out from the world of international diplomacy.”
“In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have.”
“To say that the United States has pursued diplomacy with North Korea is a little bit misleading. It did under the Clinton administration, though neither side completely lived up to their obligations. Clinton didn’t do what was promised, nor did North Korea, but they were making progress.”
“Iran has little capacity to deploy force. Its strategic doctrines are defensive, designed to deter invasion long enough for diplomacy to set it.”
“Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.”
“Pakistan is not a rogue state, but it harbours and covertly supports rogue elements. While war is not the answer, hard or coercive diplomacy could be.”
“New kinds of heroics need to be celebrated – like love, thoughtfulness, forgiveness, diplomacy – or we’re not going to get there.”
“Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.”
“Diplomacy can and will matter; little is inevitable in international relations.”
“Paradigm shifts, particularly in diplomacy and security issues, are, by definition, major undertakings.”
“I believe in diplomacy; I don’t believe in talking to… that talking to Iran somehow constitutes a concession or a favour.”
“Russia may very well be front and center again in 2020 as they were in 2016 regarding interference in America’s presidential election. But the Trump administration is seeking to use its power of diplomacy to bring other countries into the act as well.”
“I know full well how important women are in diplomacy and development. I grew up with seven sisters.”
“My style in diplomacy is my style as a human being – I’m very direct and very honest.”
“As fiscal constraints impinge on defence and diplomacy, governments find themselves increasingly homebound, even if diplomats happily travel to summits.”
“All economically well-off nations have used what has been dubbed ‘cheque-book diplomacy,’ and China does so, too. Apart from funding government-to-government lending, China has also been able to create global companies and global brands that have contributed to Chinese soft power.”
“When I came to office, in terms of diplomacy and national security, as well as the economy, Japan was in a very severe situation.”
“I think that war is diplomacy by other means, for sure, and there have been wars that have been fought for righteous reasons. There are wars that have had to be fought, and there will probably continue to be.”
“I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win.”
“This president failed so miserably in diplomacy that we are now forced to war.”
“All war represents a failure of diplomacy.”
“In the ’80s, we at least had the idea of diplomacy.”
“I believe in much more diplomacy, not less.”
“In my experience, in bringing coercive diplomacy to bear against Slobodan Milosevic, no bomb strike was more important than maintaining NATO’s cohesion.”
“To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.”
“Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.”
“The Chinese are really good at diplomacy – and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.”
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