Power is the great aphrodisiac.

Quote by Henry A Kissinger

Topics: Henry A Kissinger Quotes

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.

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...

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...

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...

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 longer I am out of office, the more infallible I appear to myself.

The longer I am out of office, the more infallible I appear to myself.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should...

If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should...

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...

Next week there can't be any crisis. My schedule is already full.

Next week there can't be any crisis. My schedule is already full.