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

Quote by Henry A Kissinger

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Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

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...

A leader who confines his role to his people's experience dooms himself to stagnation; a...

A leader who confines his role to his people's experience dooms himself to stagnation; a...

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...

It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that...

It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that...

I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake...

I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake...

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,...

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...

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...

We are all the President's men.

We are all the President's men.

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...

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...

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

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

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

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

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

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

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.

The American temptation is to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry.

The American temptation is to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry.

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.

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...