I was never the diplomatic diplomat.

Why are diplomatic cables secret at all?

I'm not always the most diplomatic person.

I know the pros and cons of not being diplomatic.

I know what I say at times is not very diplomatic.

As I said to Speedicut, it's hell in the diplomatic.

There are many other arrows in our diplomatic quiver.

I'm not very diplomatic and wear my heart on my sleeve.

You cannot have a diplomatic offensive without talking.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

I'm always diplomatic when heavily outnumbered by armed strangers.

I am a straight talker. I am not politically correct or diplomatic.

Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.

I am the last person on Earth who can be diplomatic. I say what I actually feel.

We are in what we hope is an intensive diplomatic phase now. It will not be open-ended.

Wisdom is an artful method—a skillful, tactical, fair, and diplomatic use of knowledge.

The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited.

I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.

I've always been completely autocratic. I've never learned to be diplomatic or democratic.

If I don't like someone, I'll let that person know. I'm not very diplomatic. I understand that.

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.

Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.

And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up being a psychodrama up there on stage.

The surest way to empower the new terrorist gangs would be to withdraw from U.S. diplomatic missions.

I would like to be George Clooney - diplomatic. I just don't have the wherewithal yet or the inner serenity.

I am an Irish Catholic person. I've been a man and a woman. I speak Russian, sort of. And then I'm very diplomatic.

I am a humongous Mohanlal fan. I adore the actor. I am also a huge Mammootty fan, and that's not being diplomatic at all.

The diplomatic relations start when the two sides get a bit closer to each other, but U.S and Iran, they are drifting apart.

To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.

I'm honest about expressing my opinions. At the same time, I'm diplomatic in how I do critique things if I have a negative response.

Our words, actions, and diplomatic efforts should be aimed at trying to achieve pragmatic goals rather than creating rhetorical effect.

I can't be diplomatic or compromise or take crap from people, so I'd probably make an exit way before I even made a proper entry into Bollywood.

As a Korean War Veteran, I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.

The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests.

It is good to be on your guard against an Englishman who speaks French perfectly; he is very likely to be a card-sharper or an attache in the diplomatic service.

For me in readings, I really have to be diplomatic and use discernment in what comes through because there is a lot that comes through and it oftentimes is very personal.

In a time of global uncertainty, rising terrorism, and enormous threats to peace, it's right that we as a country should now seek to extend our diplomatic footprint overseas.

Reduced investment in U.S. diplomatic efforts could cripple our ability to prevent and respond to national security threats abroad - including infectious diseases and terror threats.

Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.

Russia is emerging as an essential diplomatic and security partner for the U.S. in Syria, despite the Obama administration's opposition to Moscow's support for President Bashar al-Assad.

The state of Israel, and a government under me, will make it a strategic objective to topple the Hamas regime in Gaza. The means for doing this should be military, economic, and diplomatic.

Unfortunately, the diplomatic destruction Netanyahu is causing will lead Israel to lose its Jewish majority and become a binational state. This unfortunate fact is something no law can hide.

I will aim to restore the Japan-U.S. alliance and Japan's strong diplomatic capabilities. Japan can't pursue a strong foreign policy without strengthening its alliance with the United States.

As has been pointed out with Libya, the debate over Libya, sometimes we allow diplomatic relations with imperfect regimes because progress can best be made through engagement instead of isolation.

Throughout the 1990s, Israel and the United States devoted vast resources to weakening the nuclear links between Russia and Iran and applied enormous diplomatic pressure on Russia to cut off the relationship.

If the Palestinians will one day decide to wake up and join a diplomatic process that is being carried out with the support of countries in the region, with international support - welcome. But I'm not waiting.

We have exhausted all of our diplomatic effort to get the Iraqis to comply with their own agreements and with international law. Given that... we have got to force them to comply, and we are doing so militarily.

Israel is now sustaining a war for its own existence. A nation defending its citizens against terrorist bombings and a military and diplomatic onslaught by an array of Arab foes is practicing survival, not genocide.

Strong leadership is essential in the face of health crises. Complex public health emergencies demand a collective response with high-level political and diplomatic engagement at both the national and global levels.

I don't think I'm complicated at all. I'm not political, and I'm not trying to be diplomatic. I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings, and I don't say bad things about people. There is no agenda. There's no trying to fool somebody.

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