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Im convinced theres a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future diplomats are taught to stammer
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"I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future diplomats are taught to stammer"

- Peter Ustinov

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This quote by Peter Ustinov is an amusing way of revealing his opinion that diplomats are taught to be evasive and to avoid offering direct answers. He implies that the Foreign Office has a special room where diplomats are taught to be unclear and to use language that is tough to analyze. Ustinov is recommending that the diplomats are taught to stammer and to use words that are deliberately unclear and open to interpretation. This enables them to avoid giving a direct response and to preserve a diplomatic stance. Ustinov's quote is a humorous method of revealing his viewpoint that diplomats are taught to be evasive and to prevent providing direct responses. He implies that the Foreign Office has a special room where diplomats are taught to be vague and to use language that is hard to analyze. Ustinov is recommending that the diplomats are taught to stammer and to utilize words that are deliberately uncertain and available to interpretation. This allows them to avoid giving a direct response and to keep a diplomatic stance. Ustinov's quote is a funny method of expressing his viewpoint that diplomats are taught to be incredibly elusive and to prevent offering direct answers. He suggests that the Foreign Office has a special space where diplomats are taught to be unclear and to utilize language that is hard to translate. Ustinov's quote is a funny method of revealing his viewpoint that diplomats are taught to be evasive and to prevent giving direct responses.

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Peter Ustinov This quote is written / told by Peter Ustinov between April 16, 1921 and March 28, 2004. He was a famous Actor from England. The author also have 34 other quotes.

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