Famous Quotes & Sayings

Andrew Young

Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died.

Anne Rice

Amazing what the British do with language; the nuances of politeness. The world's great diplomats, surely.

Richard Holbrooke is known for many things, but I will remember him as an impressive, sometimes even intimidating diplomat who understood the value of culture in diplomacy.

Joschka Fischer

When I heard that yesterday, I was very diplomatic and didn't pull a face. But in my head you could imagine what I was seeing: I saw people sitting around in dreadlocks with joints in their hands, and reggae music playing in the background.

Everybody has got an interest in solving this problem through diplomatic means. ... There will be a point at which we look at the deadline, but we are not at that point yet,

Yes, there is still time for diplomacy but it's up to the Iranians to seize the opportunity," ()

Dan Bartlett

The president's priority is to find a diplomatic solution to a problem the entire world recognizes.

David Garrett

You always have to be diplomatic with music, with classical, with whatever you do.

Marshall Brickman

We had to be diplomatic and discreet, for the protection of the authors.

Why are they so single-minded? We want to solve this problem diplomatically, but everyone has to have an interest in doing this through diplomatic means.

Frank Carlucci

And we ought to work our diplomacy first and I think it's a reason it's going to respond increasingly to our diplomacy particularly with the president's direct involvement in the peace process, and I think that's extraordinarily important.

Blake Bailey

I keep three framed photographs on my desk: the latest school picture of my daughter; a photo of my wife getting her diploma from the University of Chicago; and Lytton Strachey, looking serenely self-possessed.

What this suggests is that we need more of a robust and effective diplomatic strategy.

Nadine Gordimer

Can you imagine a writer in England influencing? Absolutely not. And in France? It used to be, but no more-absolutely not. France used to, at least, have writers as diplomats, but not any more.

A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.

Douglas Alexander

The Olympics is a time primarily for sport and celebration, but diplomacy does not stop at the door of the U.N., and for it to work, it must be sustained and consistent.

The more defiant Iran becomes, the more the spotlight is on the U.N. to try to find a diplomatic solution.

Rick Baker

Seeing kids who didn't think they were going to get a diploma actually get one -- most of them are really appreciative, ... I never thought at this stage of my life I would be doing something like this in my thirty-sixth year (of teaching). I thought I would be sitting back in my rocking chair.

There will be diplomatic relations to North Korea,

Joseph Cirincione

As always, the different factions (in Washington) will use it to justify their existing positions. The vice president and his hawks will use it to show that the Iranian program can't be stopped through diplomatic means and, therefore, their preferred option of a military strike is the only option.

Jack O'Connell

Awarding a student a diploma without the necessary skills and knowledge does a great disservice to that student.

Isaac Bashevis Singer

The sexual organs are the most sensitive organs of the human being. They are not diplomats. They tell the truth.

Franz Grillparzer

The verdict on Prince Metternich will soon be out: An excellent diplomat and a bad politician.

If he said that, he's an idiot, ... They can do whatever they want here, say whatever they want, including stupidities. Today, I'm not in a diplomatic mood.

Especially before the IAEA meeting in February, we hope all sides can further their diplomatic and negotiation efforts.

Elliott Abrams

The United States already has in place comprehensive trade sanctions against Sudan, imposed because of the regime's support for terrorism. While we maintain diplomatic relations, we do not staff our embassy there.

We are seeking a diplomatic solution to this problem.

We back the EU's efforts and their proposal to exploit diplomatic ways to solve the issue.

Kofi Annan

Diplomacy is still the way -- with the six-party talks. Everybody agrees on that. The next thing is to try and get everyone back to the table,

Daniel Pipes

Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts, ... Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.

There's no indication that they're hiding anything. We just need to wade through the diplomatic process to re-establish ties.

It is our judgment there is life left in the diplomatic process.

In my view, this is the end of the political process. The only way these kids will get a diploma now is if a judge orders an injunction.