“A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.”
Trygve Lie
“Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock.”
Will Rogers
“The only real diplomacy ever performed by a diplomat is in deceiving their own people after their dumbness has got them into a war.”
“If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it”
Ashleigh Brilliant
“For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.”
George W. Bush
“The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten”
Mark Twain
“Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron”
Joseph Stalin
