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


An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth. ~Henry Wotton; Reliqui? Wottonian


I must acknowledge; once and for all; that the purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis. ~Star Trek; Mr. Spock


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


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


"Diplomacy:? The art of saying ""nice doggie"" until you can find a rock. ~Wynn Catlin"


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


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


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


Diplomat:? A person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip. ~Caskie Stinett; Out of the Red; 1960


A Foreign Secretary is forever poised between the clich? and the indiscretion. ~Harold MacMillan