The gateway to compromise is not war, yet communication and diplomacy.
In the end, the work of diplomats continues even while others fight. So, it’s not necessarily true that everyone needs to march. – David Brin
Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron. – Joseph Stalin
It is a principle of diplomacy that one must know something of the truth in order to lie convincingly. – Tom Clancy
Diplomacy is a game of chess in which the nations are checkmated. – Karl Kraus
In order to be a diplomat, one must speak a number of languages, including doubletalk. – Carey Williams
Diplomacy: The business of handling a porcupine without disturbing the quills.
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
Diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power. – Robin Hobb
Diplomacy never works. – Nadia Scrieva
diplomacy, n.: The patriotic art of lying for one’s country. – Ambrose Bierce
If we think of nations as “actors” on the world stage, diplomats are the stage hands. – Gregory Adams
Tact – is a weapon of mass harmonization; it brings men of war into terms where guns have failed to yield a single grain of victory.
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