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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
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. Will Durant Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/diplomacy-quotes
“You're in America now," I said. "Our idea of diplomacy is showing up with a gun in one hand and a sandwich in the other and asking which you'd prefer.” ― Jim Butcher, Turn Coat
“Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated.” ― Doug Wright,
“Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!” ― Theodore Roosevelt
I observe and remain silent.” ― Queen Elizabeth
“Diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power.” ― Robin Hobb
“Force is all conquering, but it's victories are short lived.” ― Abraham Lincoln
“The other Dons in the room applauded and rose to shake hands with everybody in sight and to congratulate Don Corleone and Don Tattaglia on their new friendship. It was not perhaps the warmest friendship in the world, they would not send each other Christmas gift greetings, but they would not murder each other. That was friendship enough in this world, all that was needed.” ― Mario Puzo
“People who keep their feelings to themselves tend not to know, after a while, what their feelings are.” ― Paul Berman
Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme. Richard Holbrooke
“Politeness is the first thing people lose once they get the power.” ― Amit Kalantri,
“A diplomat who says “yes” means “maybe", a diplomat who says “maybe" means “no”, and a diplomat who says “no” is no diplomat.” ― Talleyrand
“Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself.” ― Aesop
“Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes.” ― Harry S. Truman
"Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government, owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day." - Theodore Roosevelt
"It is our job to make women unhappy with what they have." - B. Earl Puckett, Allied Stores Corp. 1953
"Madison Avenue is a very powerful aggression against private consciousness. A demand that you yield your private consciousness to public (corporate) manipulation." - Marshall McLuhan (1911-80)
"The 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: The growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy." - Alex Carey, Australian social scientist, 1995
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." - Thomas Pynchon *(like "How do 'we' get government off 'our' backs?")
"The greatest threat to democracy is the increasing concentration of major electronic media in ever fewer hands." - Rep. David Price (D-NC)
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