Quotes on diplomacy

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
Frost, Robert

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Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way.
Vare, Daniele

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An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth.
Wotton, Henry

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When a diplomat says yes he means perhaps; when he says perhaps he means no; when he says no he is no diplomat.
Unknown, Author

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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
de Gaulle, Charles

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A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: Protocol, Geritol, and alcohol.
Stevenson, Adlai E.

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Diplomacy: The business of handling a porcupine without disturbing the quills.
Unknown, Author

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Diplomat: A person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
Stinett, Caskie

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A Foreign Secretary is forever poised between the cliché and the indiscretion.
MacMillan, Harold

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