'I don't know a lot about diplomacy, but I do know it's never just about one thing.' (FE)
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... Nanny Ogg's was an expression of extreme interest that was nevertheless made up of one hundred percent artificial additives. (CJ)
There are some people that would whistle 'Yankee Doodle' in a crowded bar in Atlanta.
Even these people would consider it tactless to mention the word 'billygoat' to a troll. (LL) You couldn't bribe Granny Aching for all the gold in the world, but you could definitely attract get attention with an ounce of Jolly Sailor. (WFM)
'Ye will bring to mind, brother o' mine, that there was times when ye should stick your head up a duck's bottom rather than talk?'
Daft Wullie looked down at his feet. 'Sorry Rob. I couldnae find a duck the noo.' (ISWM) 'It does look as if football is very much like diplomacy: short periods of fighting followed by long periods of negotiation.' (UA)
Usually she got her own way and he was happy to give it to her, but the unspoken agreement was that when he really
insisted, she listened. It’s a married couple thing. (Th) He wasn't the leader. He'd have liked to be a leader. A leader could stick his chin out and do brave things. What Masklin had to do was argue and persuade and, sometimes, lie very slightly. He found it was often easier to get people to do things if you let them think it was their idea. (Dig)
Well, he thought, so this is diplomacy. It’s like lying, only to a better class of people. (FE)
Ah, he’s already lied to me, thought Vimes. We’re being diplomatic. (FE)
'... a lot of diplomacy lies in appearing to be a lot more stupid than you are.' (FE)
No wonder this man was a diplomat. You couldn’t trust him an inch, he thought in loops, and you couldn’t help liking
him despite it. (J) For more than a thousand years the kings along the Djel had, with extreme diplomacy, exquisite manners and the footwork of a centipede on adrenaline, kept the peace along the whole widdershins side of the continent. (P)
Zoon tribes are very proud of their Liars.
Other races get very annoyed about all this. They feel that the Zoon ought to have adopted more suitable titles, like ‘diplomat’ or ‘public relations officer’. They feel they are poking fun at the whole thing. (ER) 'Dem diplomatics all want you to come for drinky-poos an’ stories about chickens,’ the troll added helpfully.
‘Cocktails, I think you’ll find,’ said Vimes ... (FE) |
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