Quotes about Diplomatic Disputes

Colin Powell

Foe means enemy. Now, will we have differences of opinion with the Russians? Yes. Will they get mad at us from time to time, and we get mad at them? That's part of the normal diplomatic relations.

Craig Ferguson

The nation of Iran is threatening to sue the makers of the movie Argo. They say the movie was an unrealistic portrayal of their country. You can't do that! That would be like Scotland suing over the movie Shrek.

David Letterman

The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag

Indira Gandhi

When you look at the beginning of the actual war, it's not hard to recognize that the Pakistanis were the ones to attack.

Fiorello H. La Guardia

Tell the Arch-Duchess that she may boss her own immigrants, but she can't boss the American consul.

In 1904 the Archduchess of Austria was visiting the Adriatic port of Fiume where hundreds of immigrants to America were waiting to board the ship. The nobility of the time found amusement in the poor immigrants boarding with their meager possessions and poor clothes. The Archduchess wanted the people to board 3 days early so she could watch the spectacle before she left. They would then have to stay in the steerage of the ship for 3 extra days. The American consul refused to issue the necessary papers until just before the sailing:

David Lloyd George

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Condoleezza Rice

There are some places that have had real quarrels with the United States' policies, but I think the country is very well-respected worldwide.

Quentin Crisp

Europeans have quarrelled since the beginning of time.

Ban Ki-moon

I strongly reject threats by any member state to destroy another or outrageous attempts to deny historical facts such as the Holocaust.

Ross Terrill

Why welcome a China that leaves our ally Japan in the dust and quarrels endlessly on trade issues.

Diplomatic Disputes Quotes