Tact and diplomacy are fine in international relations, in politics, perhaps even in business; in science only one thing matters, and that is the facts.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.
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.
Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.
In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.
Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests.
Successful diplomacy is an alignment of objectives and means.
I'm not always the most diplomatic person.
I think it's fair to say that diplomacy today requires much more of that if you're the United States of America than it did 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago.
Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.
There is nothing fast or easy about diplomacy. I have no illusions about that.