Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.

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

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

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten

The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.

I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.

I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died.

Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died.