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

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

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...

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...

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.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

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

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

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...

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...

Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly...

Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly...

Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow...

Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow...

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.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

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...

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to...

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to...

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

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...

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...

The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to...

The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to...

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.