People think responsibility is hard to bear. It's not. I think that sometimes it is the absence of responsibility that is harder to bear. You have a great feeling of impotence.

Quote by Henry Kissinger

Topics: Absence Quotes, Responsibility Quotes

The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you...

The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you...

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a...

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a...

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

No one will win the battle of the sexes, there is too much flirting with...

No one will win the battle of the sexes, there is too much flirting with...

People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would...

People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would...

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think...

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think...

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace...

You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace...

Ninety percent of all politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Ninety percent of all politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. Thereï¿½s too much fraternizing with the...

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. Thereï¿½s too much fraternizing with the...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack.

We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack.

My night has become a sunny dawn because of you.

My night has become a sunny dawn because of you.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.