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Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time.

We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations.

Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.

In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.

There is nothing fast or easy about diplomacy. I have no illusions about that.

Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests.

For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.

Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.

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.

Diplomacy is, perhaps, one element of the U.S. government that should not be subject to the demands of 'open government'; whenever it works, it is usually because it is done behind closed doors. But this may be increasingly hard to achieve in the age of Twittering bureaucrats.