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

Quote by Henry A Kissinger

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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.

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...

The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.

The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.

Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

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

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

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

If it's going to come out eventually, better have it come out immediately.

If it's going to come out eventually, better have it come out immediately.

Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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.

There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...