A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

Quote by Henry A Kissinger

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No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment...

No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment...

The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.

The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

High office teaches decision making, not substance. It consumes intellectual capital; it does not create...

High office teaches decision making, not substance. It consumes intellectual capital; it does not create...

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.

Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but...

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but...

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their...

Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their...

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

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

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it...

It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it...

There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

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...

The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid...

The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid...

There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

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...

No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's too much fraternizing with...

No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's too much fraternizing with...