In order to be a diplomat, one must speak a number of languages, including doubletalk.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A diplomat is a man who thinks twice before he says nothing.
My career was always about working with people, and understanding issues and problems and helping them to solve those issues and problems. How you deal with people - that's what diplomacy is all about. So while I'm not a career diplomat, many of the skills I had seemed to directly translate into the diplomatic arena.
I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important.
I majored in political communications, so I intended to be a diplomat.
I've worked as a diplomat before I became a politician.
My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat's daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on.
I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.
It's a necessary quality of a diplomat or a politician that he will compromise. Uncompromising politicians or diplomats get you into the most terrible trouble.
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
I am an undiplomatic diplomat.