A Quote by Isaac Goldberg
Diplomacy is to do and say, the nastiest thing in the nicest way.
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Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
'Socialist' is the nastiest thing you can say about an American politician in some quarters.
"Socialist" is the nastiest thing you can say about an American politician in some quarters.
Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of reasons, will somehow work for the benefit of us all.
I have sometimes, probably, forgotten - and I know I have - to pat the back of someone or said thank you enough times or maybe even once sometimes I wish I were perfect. I wish I were just the nicest, nicest, nicest person on Earth. But I am a business person.If I were a man no one would ever say that I was arrogant.
I don't feel like I need to air out dirty laundry or any drama. But Robin Williams was one of the nicest guys I've ever met, celebrity or not. The most humble, nicest guy. I will also say he had a lot of issues.
You can say the nastiest things about yourself without offending anyone.
The nicest thing people can say about us, is, 'I turn the telly on for half an hour and go off with me mates, having a laugh.'
I have learned over the years that the nicest thing I can do is to just say to myself, "Good Morning Darling, I love you; we're going to have a really great day today."
Louie brought his new girlfriend over, and the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly.
Just wanted to say thank you for the wonderful quotes each and every day...Some days, it's the nicest thing I hear all day....Muah.
It would be some time before I fully realized that the United States sees little need for diplomacy; power is enough. Only the weak rely on diplomacy. The Roman Empire had no need for diplomacy. Nor does the United States.
When you're working on a creative thing, everyone has an idea, and they're pushing it. The first time you work with anybody, you have to get comfortable with the way another person pushes hard for what they want. Familiarity breeds contempt, people say. But I've found, for creative things, familiarity breeds peace of mind, because you realize you know someone better. You trust each other. You know not to take things a certain way, or a wrong way. You get to where you don't have to waste quite so much time with diplomacy. Things are a little more efficient.
Part of diplomacy, the hard work of diplomacy is trying to extract whatever concessions you can get, and giving something the other side wants. Of course you've got to try to make peace with, and work with those who are your adversaries, but you don't just rush in, open the door, and say, "Here I am. Let's talk and make a deal."
Historically, opposition to immigration in the United States has been racially and religiously motivated in the ugliest, nastiest way possible.
I get a lot of people coming up to me and saying, 'I really hate you.' And they say it in the nicest possible way, and I accept it. It's the people who come up to you and say, 'I really liked your character. Man, he was right!' Those are the ones you worry about.
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