Thoughts—Diplomacy & Tact	
Diplomacy: 	The work of keeping good relations 	
between the governments of different countries.  
Tact:	 The skill of dealing with people in a sensitive, 	
effective way without arousing anger or hostility.
Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right 
thing at the right time; it is avoiding saying or doing 
the wrong things at any time.   —Bo Bennett
Diplomacy is working with people, bringing people 
together to deal with difficult issues.    —John Ross
Diplomacy is the art of letting somebody else have 
your way.     —David Frost
All war represents a failure of diplomacy.     
     —Tony Benn
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy 
without fighting.   —Sun Tzu
In the movies you get even; in life, diplomacy is 
best.    —Lee Marvin
Tact is the art of making a point without making an 
enemy.    —Isaac Newton
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without 
messing up the shine on his shoes. 
        —Harry S. Truman	
Tact is the ability to formulate your thoughts, 
carefully choose your words, then say them without 
offending anyone.  Tact is: 1) the most difficult skill 
to achieve; 2) the best skill anyone can possess; and 
3) the most important skill in our daily lives.    
        —Uzoma Nnadi
Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and 
you may manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
           —Sa'di
Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you 
to say disagreeable things.  The nearer you come 
into relation with a person, the more necessary do 
tact and courtesy become. —Oliver Wendell Holmes
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but 
today it means getting along with people. 
     —Mahatma Gandhi
Tact is the ability to know how far you can go 
without going too far.   —Jean Cocteau
It is tack that is golden, not silence.—Samuel Butler
Perseverance (keeping on, not quitting) and tact are 
the two great qualities most valuable for all those 
who would succeed, and especially for those who 
want to step out of the crowd. —Benjamin Disraeli
1. Define:  a) Diplomacy.  b) Tact.
2. Bennett: What does diplomacy avoid?
3. Benn: What do wars represent?
4. Marvin:  What happens in:  a) Movies?  b) Life?
5. Newton: What is tact?
6. Nnadi:  List 3 things tact is.
7. Holmes: When is tact and courtesy necessary?
8. Cocteau: What is tact?
9. Disraeli: What are 2 great qualities for success?
10. a) Which quote do you like?  b) Why?
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