#diplomacy

Nature is not simply a technical or economical resource, and human beings are not mere numbers. To suggest that one can somehow align all the squabbling institutions of science, environmental management, government and diplomacy in an alliance of convenience to regulate the global climate seems to me optimistic. ↗

— James Buchan

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One of my goals upon becoming Secretary of State was to take diplomacy out of capitals, out of government offices, into the media, into the streets of countries. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#capitals #countries #diplomacy #goals #government

Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

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There is no diplomacy like candor. ↗

— Edward V. Lucas

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I think if I had to do it over again, I'd do it the same way. I would just put more resources into getting the public diplomacy part much stronger than we were able to. ↗

— John Poindexter

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Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock. ↗

— Will Rogers

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Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week. ↗

— Will Rogers

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Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week. ↗

— Will Rogers

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Diplomacy: the art of restraining power. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

#diplomacy #power #restraining

English, once accepted as an international language, is no more secure than French has proved to be as the one and only accepted language of diplomacy or as Latin has proved to be as the international language of science. ↗

— Edward Sapir

#diplomacy #english #french #international #international language