Quote: Consul. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country. Author: Ambrose Bierce 1842-1914, American Author, Editor, Journalist, ''The Devil's Dictionary''
Quote: If you are to stand up for your Government you must be able to stand up to your Government. Author: Lord Harold Caccia
Quote: Diplomacy is the art of saying ''Nice doggie!'' till you can find a rock. Author: Wynn Catlin
Quote: I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speak the truth, and they never believe me. Author: Di Cavour
Quote: To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double, was so near an approach to virtue that it deserved to be called by no meaner name than diplomacy. Author: George Eliot 1819-1880, British Novelist
Quote: A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. Author: Robert Frost 1875-1963, American Poet
Quote: 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. Author: John Kenneth Galbraith 1908-, American Economist
Quote: Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains, they drown in every drop. Author: Charles De Gaulle 1890-1970, French President during World War II
Quote: Diplomats were invented simply to waste time. Author: David Lloyd George 1863-1945, British Statesman, Prime Minister
Quote: Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way. Author: Isaac Goldberg
Quote: We have no commission from God to police the world. Author: Benjamin Harrison
Quote: We are the greatest power in the world. If we behave like it. Author: Walt W. Rostow
Quote: My advice to any diplomat who wants to have a good press is to have two or three kids and a dog. Author: Carl Rowan 1925-, American Journalist, 'The man'
Quote: 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. Author: Caskie Stinnett
Quote: When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. Author: Sun Tzu c 400-430 bc, Chinese Military Strategist, Author of ''Art of War''
Quote: 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. Author: Barbara Tuchman 1912-1989, American Historian
Quote: A distinguished diplomat could hold his tongue in ten languages. Author: Source Unknown
Quote: Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing. Author: Source Unknown
Quote: When a diplomat says yes he means perhaps; when he says perhaps he means no; when he says no he is no diplomat. Author: Source Unknown
Quote: A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally. Author: Peter Ustinov 1921-, British Actor, Writer, Director
Quote: Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way. Author: Daniele Vare
Quote: Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries. Author: Sir Henry Wotton 1568-1639, British Diplomat, Traveler, Scholar, and Poet
Quote: Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died. Author: Andrew Young 1932-, Civil Rights Activist, Protestant Minister, Public Official