People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would require me to stop talking for three hours.

Quote by Henry A Kissinger

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In crises the most daring course is often safest.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of...

We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of...

If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.

If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the...

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the...

Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by...

Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by...

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

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

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

To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.

To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does...

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does...

I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist...

I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist...

If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items,...

If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items,...

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...

While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot...

While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot...

The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.

The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.

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

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

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit....

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit....

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe...

Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe...