#dip

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

— Alvin Adams

#different #diplomacy #enterprise #failure #hence

The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war - diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power - and we are developing new tools as we go along. ↗

— Richard Armitage

#along #course #developing #diplomacy #enforcement

A lot of it just has to do with luck, serendipity. ↗

— Emanuel Ax

#lot #luck #serendipity

An arts degree is like a diploma in origami. And about as much use. ↗

— J. G. Ballard

#arts #degree #diploma #like #much

My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood. ↗

— Kurtis Blow

#first #hollywood #hotel #jam #opening

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

— Lincoln Chafee

#diplomacy #left #some #some things #things

There is a fine line between serendipity and stalking. ↗

— David Coleman

#fine #fine line #line #serendipity #stalking

Reed College required a thesis for a Bachelor's degree. Normally a Bachelor's is sort of like being stamped 'Prime US Beef.' They just walk you through, hand out the diplomas and you fill in your name later on. ↗

— David Eddings

#beef #being #college #degree #diplomas

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#concluded #diplomacy #exception #few #nothing

A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon. ↗

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

#better #dip #fresh #go #good