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.

Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing read more

Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time.

American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet.

American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hell on the feet.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

... the patriotic art of lying for one's country.

... the patriotic art of lying for one's country.

A diplomat these days is nothing but a head-waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally.

A diplomat these days is nothing but a head-waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally.

I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.

I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.

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.