538 quotes by diplomats for you to enjoy

To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for democratic reform. John Negroponte

Backwards Think Press Bent Over Democratic Contrary Reform Elections

I'd not underestimate the competitive powers of the Japanese people. John Roos

People Underestimate Powers Japanese Japanese People Competitive

Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues. John Roos

Together People Diplomacy Difficult Deal Issues Working Fundamentally Bringing

What people often ask me is, 'What are the ingredients of Silicon Valley?' While the answer to that is complex, some of the ingredients I talk about are celebrating entrepreneurship, accepting failure, and embracing a mobile and diverse workforce. John Roos

As an American, you appreciate the importance of our security alliance, the importance of the economic ties between our two countries, and while I knew of the two bonds between our two people, until I came here, I didn't really appreciate how deep the people-to-people connections are between the American people and the Japanese people. John Roos

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In running Wilson Sonsini, it's all people-to-people skills. Those people-to-people skills translate into diplomatic skills. John Roos

Those Running Wilson Diplomatic Translate Skills

Direct flights facilitate business. They facilitate business-to-business collaborations. I think anything that makes it easier to bring two areas together is a significant benefit to deepening relations and connections. John Roos

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There is no conflict in the world that cannot be solved. Jonathan Powell

Conflict World Solved Cannot

There seems to be a sense in the British media that prime ministers enjoy going to war. They do not. The decision to send British soldiers into battle is the worst and most stomach-churning senior politicians have to take. It makes them wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat worrying if they have done the right thing. Jonathan Powell

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Every time we meet a new terrorist group, we argue they are utterly different and we can learn nothing from the last time. Of course they are different, but some lessons on how we deal with them seem to apply in all cases. Jonathan Powell

If there is a political cause, then there has to be a political solution. Jonathan Powell

Political Cause Solution Then

Maybe strong leaders are not quite as alluring as we think, and we should celebrate the fact that our leaders are just like us. Just because one candidate can't remember his whole speech and the other likes to put his feet up on the job doesn't mean they can't govern. Jonathan Powell

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I'd love to have a proper sailing boat and go around the world. Jonathan Powell

Love World Proper Around Sailing Go Boat

Politicians do not enter into wars lightly. It is usually the military themselves who are keener to become involved. Jonathan Powell

Become Politicians Military Enter Lightly Involved Themselves Who Wars Keener

Terrorism is resorted to for practical reasons because there is no other tool available. And those who use terrorism, and then subsequently become the targets of terrorism, understand its power and how difficult it is to counter it. Not just militarily. But especially in terms of international perception. Jonathan Powell

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I am firmly of the view we should keep the police out of politics in Britain, or we risk going the way of American politics, where the Whitewater investigation lasted virtually the whole of the two terms of the Clinton administration but turned up nothing. Jonathan Powell

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Whenever you're sitting across from some important person, always picture him sitting there in a suit of long red underwear. That's the way I always operated in business. Joseph P. Kennedy

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There is no philosophy without the art of ignoring objections. Joseph de Maistre

Art Philosophy Objections Without Ignoring

If there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no physical evil. Joseph de Maistre

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