Diplomatic Quotes

See also Core English Vocabulary (D) Quotes

I believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He is not in search of peaceful and diplomatic solutions.

- Bianca Jagger

I think a certain amount of Ricky`s rage and profanity has been a nice vent from the frustrations of the editing room, so it`s great to come out screaming profanities at the audience for an hour and a half after eight hours of trying to be diplomatic in the editing room. on editing `Everything is Illuminated` at the same time as acting as foul-mouthed Ricky Roma in "Glengarry Glen Ross"

- Liev Schreiber

(on his Total Recall (1990) star and good friend Arnold Schwarzenegger) Arnold has no ego. You can say anything to him. In fact, during his first day on the set (of "Total Recall) he sat me down and told me, "I won`t be offended if you talk to me in a direct manner. Say what you feel". That made it easy, because I wouldn`t have to be diplomatic and say, "Arnold, could you perhaps move over here and give me a different angle?" I could just go, "Arnold, this is bad. You look stupid!"

- Paul Verhoeven

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace.

- Yitzhak Rabin

My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat`s daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on.

- Kathleen Turner

It can be a bit irritating when someone asks me how the new film`s coming along when I haven`t worked on Harry Potter for two years. Generally speaking, I have no problem with it. Most actors go through their careers without ever being involved in something so spectacular, so I think it would be a bit ignorant of me to object to being associated with it. Harry Potter is an amazing thing. I`m not just being diplomatic here either. I`m still reminded regularly of what a unique experience it was.

- Sean Biggerstaff

We had to be diplomatic and discreet, for the protection of the authors.

- Marshall Brickman

The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited.

- Tom Lantos

The Iranian situation is making us all very nervous... We don`t seem to be getting anywhere on the diplomatic solutions.

- Deborah White

Often when times are good and when the US is on good diplomatic terms with China, the Chinese are viewed as a bridge between the two countries.

- Iris Chang

We have exhausted all of our diplomatic effort to get the Iraqis to comply with their own agreements and with international law. Given that... we have got to force them to comply, and we are doing so militarily.

- Tom Daschle

White House and State Department foreign-policy experts are overwhelmingly directed towards military and diplomatic issues, not development issues.

- Jeffrey Sachs

Having no diplomatic representation in Washington, China has no sources which allow her to check the character of applicants and therefore makes the practice of refusing everybody from the United States.

- Akitsugu Bandou

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience in local government and state government and national government - I was the first woman in history on the Senate Finance Committee - not to mention the diplomatic international experience.

- Alan Burton

While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have been making progress at developing a formula that would lead to the suspension of Iran`s nuclear enrichment program and the start of serious negotiations.

- Alba Quinones

As has been pointed out with Libya, the debate over Libya, sometimes we allow diplomatic relations with imperfect regimes because progress can best be made through engagement instead of isolation.

- Alba Quinones

The theoretical postulate of all diplomatic discussion between nations is the assumed willingness of every nation to do justice.

- Alberto Madrigal

Israel is now sustaining a war for its own existence. A nation defending its citizens against terrorist bombings and a military and diplomatic onslaught by an array of Arab foes is practicing survival, not genocide.

- Alfred Chan

As we continue to make great progress in the war on terror, now more than ever, it is important that members of the international community stand-by and bolster the efforts of the emerging diplomatic leaders in Iraq and Afghanistan.

- Alfred Platt

We need to begin an all-out diplomatic offensive on Darfur in order to prepare the way for a peacekeeping force that can ensure protection for the people of Darfur.

- Allen Perry

Again, I think we have much greater diplomatic weight by having all of us sit on the same side of the table wanting the same thing, and putting it to the North Koreans.

- Amber Klingler

And so there has been a lot of diplomatic movement.

- Amber Klingler

Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.

- Amir Abdulzahra

a blunt political instrument to serve the PLO`s diplomatic and military agenda against Israel.

- Antoine Rivarol

You can delay, disrupt and kick the can down the road. You are not going to solve it. Ultimately you need to have a political resolution in some shape or form, but the military instrument can help you achieve that diplomatic resolution and it can also buy you time.

- Azeem Azhar

Syria has failed to protect a diplomatic mission. If you look at the pictures, you can see that the security people turned their backs. Everybody was hoping that when the newspaper came out with an apology and our prime minister came out with a personal apology, this would have cooled things. What more can we do ?

- Barbara Reyelts

I am for free commerce with all nations; political connection with none; and little or no diplomatic establishment

- George Washington

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

- Quentin Crisp

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree

- Dean Acheson