Best Diplomacy Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“I've been a part of the 3 D's of our foreign policy, of defense, diplomacy, and development, and seen that in action.”

“Whenever I speak to recent graduates, I urge them to go into my field - diplomacy.”

“You know, finding a solution to any world problem: the first step is diplomacy.”

“The facts on the ground always drive 90% of the reality of diplomacy.”

“Prime Minister Abe's leadership diplomacy was truly amazing. I don't think I can match that.”

“Russia may very well be front and center again in 2020 as they were in 2016 regarding interference in America's presidential election. But the Trump administration is seeking to use its power of diplomacy to bring other countries into the act as well.”

“Engaging in diplomacy with Iran and putting an end to their nuclear weapons program was the right thing to do.”

“People online will tell you what they really think - there's no diplomacy. They're honest; it's good to have the feedback immediately.”

“I think if I had to do it over again, I'd do it the same way. I would just put more resources into getting the public diplomacy part much stronger than we were able to.”

“The soft power of science has the potential to reshape global diplomacy.”

“Richard Holbrooke is known for many things, but I will remember him as an impressive, sometimes even intimidating diplomat who understood the value of culture in diplomacy.”

“Those values that I think relate to gumbo diplomacy are generosity, hospitality, its kindness... all of that.”

“The U.S. diplomacy in trying to bring around small-undecided nations to support its resolution to attack Iraq has been marked by threats and blandishments. The blandishments held out are a piece of the pie of the post-war reconstruction of Iraq.”

“I believe in much more diplomacy, not less.”

“And we ought to work our diplomacy first and I think it's a reason it's going to respond increasingly to our diplomacy particularly with the president's direct involvement in the peace process, and I think that's extraordinarily important.”

“Diplomacy and coalition-building are hard work and not easy for any president.”

“I think there's always room and opportunities for diplomacy.”

“The world of high-stakes international diplomacy can be rough and tumble, but it's more often than not a procession of suits and summits, protocol sessions and photo ops.”

“The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.”

“Diplomacy can and will matter; little is inevitable in international relations.”

“I would immediately rejoin the Paris Accords and reassert U.S. leadership in the critical process of global diplomacy.”

“Like Prince von Bismarck in diplomacy, I have no secrets.”

“My style in diplomacy is my style as a human being - I'm very direct and very honest.”

“With little fanfare, Jared Kushner is quietly tackling Washington's slow, outdated modus operandi while simultaneously engaging in high-level diplomacy that promotes America's interests on the world stage.”

“In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have.”

“Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.”

“I think it's fair to say that diplomacy today requires much more of that if you're the United States of America than it did 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago.”

“Diplomacy is really far less important than the stock movements within Russia.”

“For many years, Myanmar's leadership was largely shut out from the world of international diplomacy.”

“When I came to office, in terms of diplomacy and national security, as well as the economy, Japan was in a very severe situation.”

“As a member of Congress, I'm often reminded that in baseball, as in diplomacy, you have to know when to hit, when to run, and when to show grace.”

“Diplomacy is essential if we are to find peaceful resolutions in times of tension.”

“It's hard to overstate the lasting harm Mr. Tillerson's tenure will do to America's diplomacy.”

“I feel strongly from my experience of serving as foreign minister for four years and eight months that there is nothing stronger than diplomacy and security with the understanding and support of the people.”

“Tact and diplomacy are fine in international relations, in politics, perhaps even in business; in science only one thing matters, and that is the facts.”

“While we need to provide leadership and stability to the world, we should do that through diplomacy.”

“Nobody's ever said that pins are a tool of diplomacy.”

“I think that war is diplomacy by other means, for sure, and there have been wars that have been fought for righteous reasons. There are wars that have had to be fought, and there will probably continue to be.”

“This president failed so miserably in diplomacy that we are now forced to war.”

“There is nothing fast or easy about diplomacy. I have no illusions about that.”

“Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.”

“Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure.”

“In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.”

“Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.”

“I was a history major at Princeton University; I took exams in war and diplomacy, and I find those things very fascinating.”

“I know what kind of books I read on vacation, and it is not necessarily 'Diplomacy' by Henry Kissinger. No disrespect to that book; I have read that book. But not on spring break.”

“Quiet diplomacy is far more effective than public posturing.”

“We did our best to get along with the folks in the Middle East, but it just didn’t work out, and all I can say now is: fuck ’em. And God bless America.”

“If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you.”

“In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the press a big smile, saying, ‘I think what she said was good. I’m teasing.’ The laughter in the room drowned out the sounds of the cameras clicking and flashing, with Merkel’s giggle and smile among the loudest.”

“Before the first streaks of light at dawn on December 7, 275 miles north of Oahu, the six (Japanese) carriers of the Striking Force turned into the southeast wind. Pounding into heavy swells at high speed, the carriers pitched severely with thunderous impact. The wind, surging seas, and roar of warming aircraft engines made communications possible only by hand signals and handheld signal lamps. Salt spray reached the high flight decks, and Commander Fuchida, the group leader, was very concerned about the conditions for launching planes. If this had been a training exercise the launch might have been delayed until conditions improved. However, this was not an exercise, and there would be no delay.”

“Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting.”

“I observe and remain silent.”

“Pick a leader who will keep jobs in your country by offering companies incentives to hire only within their borders, not one who allows corporations to outsource jobs for cheaper labor when there is a national employment crisis. Choose a leader who will invest in building bridges, not walls. Books, not weapons. Morality, not corruption. Intellectualism and wisdom, not ignorance. Stability, not fear and terror. Peace, not chaos. Love, not hate. Convergence, not segregation. Tolerance, not discrimination. Fairness, not hypocrisy. Substance, not superficiality. Character, not immaturity. Transparency, not secrecy. Justice, not lawlessness. Environmental improvement and preservation, not destruction. Truth, not lies.”

“As life in general constituted much pain in the form of struggles against poverty, disease, ignorance, and emotional anguish, what more civilized way for people to alleviate the same than by giving themselves to one another as brothers and sisters in deed as well as in word? A society of people hoping to become politically superior needed first to become spiritually valid.”