Red Cross Talks

Famous quotes containing the words red, cross and/or talks:

    “The dancers crowded about him
    And many a sweet thing said,
    And a young man brought him red wine
    And a young girl white bread.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)

    “There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished.”
    —John Kenneth Galbraith (b. 1908)