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

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.

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.

People think responsibility is hard to bear. It's not. I think that sometimes it is...

People think responsibility is hard to bear. It's not. I think that sometimes it is...

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...

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

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

Nobody will ever win the Battle of the Sexes. There's just too much fraternizing with...

Nobody will ever win the Battle of the Sexes. There's just too much fraternizing with...

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

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...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported...

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported...

I am not interested in shooting new things - I am interested to see things...

I am not interested in shooting new things - I am interested to see things...

A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common...

A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common...