#diplomacy

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall take flack from both sides."- Unofficial UN Motto ↗

— Robert Lynn Asprin

#diplomacy #humor #motto #humor

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. ↗

— Mahmoud Abbas

#american #dialogue #diplomacy #hoped #international

Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure. ↗

— Alvin Adams

#different #diplomacy #enterprise #failure #hence

The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war - diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power - and we are developing new tools as we go along. ↗

— Richard Armitage

#along #course #developing #diplomacy #enforcement

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

— Lincoln Chafee

#diplomacy #left #some #some things #things

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#concluded #diplomacy #exception #few #nothing

The Unites States used to use law enforcement to aggressively target North Korea illicit activities - counterfeiting U.S. currency, drug-running, counterfeit cigarettes and pharmaceuticals - until diplomacy gutted those efforts. The effort should be reinvigorated. ↗

— Ed Royce

#aggressively #cigarettes #counterfeit #currency #diplomacy

The "compleat diplomat" of the future should remain cognizant of realism's emphasis on the inescapable role of power, keep liberalism's awareness of domestic forces in mind, and occasionally reflect on constructivism's vision of change. ↗

— Stephen M. Walt

#international-relations #change

Kindness solves more problems than diplomacy, wealth, intelligence, clout, force, law, and dominion combined. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#compassion #diplomacy #dominion #force #intelligence

If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you. ↗

— Sue Monk Kidd

#empowerment #life #relationships #subtlety #life