“The negotiations were simultaneously cerebral and physical, abstract and personal, something like a combination of chess and mountain climbing.”
Richard Holbrooke“World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation.”
Richard Holbrooke“Know something about something. Don't just present your wonderful self to the world. Constantly amass knowledge and offer it around.”
Richard Holbrooke“The negotiations were simultaneously cerebral and physical, abstract and personal, something like a combination of chess and mountain climbing.”
Richard Holbrooke, To End a War: The Conflict in Yugoslavia--America's Inside Story--Negotiating with Milosevic