Quote by Peter Ustinov

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

I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Forei

Summary

This quote by British politician and author Peter Ustinov humorously suggests that there is a deliberate training process for diplomats in the Foreign Office to stammer. Stammering is a speech disorder characterized by involuntary pauses and repetitions of sounds, which may be seen as a sign of nervousness or lack of confidence. Ustinov's remark satirizes the notion that diplomats often struggle to communicate with clarity and eloquence, implying that stammering may be a prerequisite skill for navigating diplomatic conversations and negotiations.

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