In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.
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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.
Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.
Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.
There is nothing fast or easy about diplomacy. I have no illusions about that.
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.
I don't think that anybody should be ruling in or ruling out anything while we are conducting diplomacy.
Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.
Successful diplomacy is an alignment of objectives and means.
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.
Diplomacy in a sense is the opposite of writing. You have to disperse yourself so much: the lady who comes in crying because she's had a fight with the secretary; exports and imports; students in trouble; thumbtacks for the embassy.
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