Vernon A. Walters Professions : DiplomatBorn : January 3, 1917Died : February 10, 2002 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Vernon A. Walters It is an endless procession of surprises. The expected rarely occurs and never in the expected manner. Vernon A. Walters endlessexpectedsurprise The United Nations has become a place where many countries seek to achieve a lynching of the United States by resolution. Vernon A. Walters lynchingunited-statescountry Americans have always had an ambivalent attitude toward intelligence. When they feel threatened, they want a lot of it, and when they don't, they regard the whole thing as somewhat immoral. Vernon A. Walters wantfeelsattitude For over ten years, bombs rained down on every village and hamlet in South Vietnam, and no one budged. It took the coming of a Communist 'peace' to send hundreds of thousands of people out into the South China Sea, on anything that could float, or might float, to risk dehydration, piracy, drowning . . . Vernon A. Walters seapeopleyears I'm a participant in the doctrine of constructive ambiguity. Vernon A. Walters constructivedoctrineambiguity I'd describe myself as a pragmatist tinged with idealism. Vernon A. Walters pragmatistsdescribe-myselfidealism The fact that I was a bachelor provided two opportunities or two handles that they might get on me, namely, girls or boys. Vernon A. Walters I don't think we should tell them what we're going to do in advance. Let them think. Worry. Wonder. Uncertainty is the most chilling thing of all. Vernon A. Walters thinkuncertaintywonderworry Similar Authors April Glaspie diplomat Anwarul Karim Chowdhury diplomat Anne Armstrong diplomat Andrew Dickson White diplomat Alfonso Garcia Robles diplomat David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech diplomatAll Authors
