Well, the capacity of French intellectuals to understand a Texan way of thinking is finite. — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Every American president, regardless of party, has said that America has an intense interest in a peaceful resolution. And I think it… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I don't think we should pay people to fight terrorism. I would be amazed if they asked for anything in return. — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I don't have a brief for every single reaction of Israel, but I think it is important that the political negotiations occur… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I think China will do nothing to obstruct it, and they probably will go along with it. — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I think that his [Obama's] task will be to develop an overall strategy for America in this period, when really a New… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I think a resumption of the Cold War would be a historic tragedy. If a conflict is avoidable, on a basis reflecting… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I think an appeal to American idealism and willingness to sacrifice would be an important contribution, because what is happening now in… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Becoming conscious is of course a sacrilege against nature; it is as though you had robbed the unconscious of something. The nice… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Well, he keeps saying that, and as defense secretary, of course he has to think of a lot of potential enemies. I… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I don't think that that's a desirable option for us. Besides, it wouldn't work, because there are too many other countries that… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I see the future of China as growth. I think that historically China has often gone through periods of consolidation, and then… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
You should not think that you can shape history only by your will. This is also why I'm against the concept of… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Statesmen think in terms of history and view society as an organism. Prophets are different since they believe absolute aims can be… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
There are some people who think that at some time in the future, China may challenge us for supremacy in the Pacific,… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Everybody who has dealt with China over an extended period of time has come to more or less the same conclusions. There… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
From a geo-strategic point of view, I consider Iran a bigger problem than the Islamic State. ISIS is a group of adventurers… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
The mistake we make with many people - not just Russia - is that we believe we have the model, and there… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I do not know what will happen in China politically. I do know that it is impossible to maintain the communist system… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Of course, in principle, they're against it. We are the ones that keep asking them what they think about it. I think… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
People are now starting to explain the Cold War. Even in the crises at that time the survival of millions of people… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
The Chinese military budget today is officially listed as, I think, about $15 billion. But even if you double it, that's only… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Well, on the American side, every new administration has to cut its teeth in a crisis, because before a crisis, you don't… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I can think of no faster way to unite the American people behind George W. Bush than a terrorist attack on an… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Our concern for human rights comes to the fore when there are gross violations of human decencies. Then other countries, including China,… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I knew Deng Xiaoping when he came out of prison. He had, after all, been imprisoned for nearly ten years by Mao.… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I believe it is a mistake to isolate arms control from other areas of policy. — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Before the Freedom of Information Act, I used to say at meetings "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer." [...]… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
The convictions that leaders have formed before reaching high office are the intellectual capital they will consume as long as they continue in office. — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Nothing is more urgent than a serious, dare I say compassionate, debate as to where we are going at home and abroad. Technicians cannot… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Jews were segregated from 1933 on. We could only play against other Jewish teams. This wasn't just social segregation; this was the beginning of… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
The Russian people, at least the ones I know, have pride in being a Russian. And, therefore, they want to be taken seriously in… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have diarrhea, or you're anxious to meet people… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
John Paul II was one of the greatest men of the last century. Perhaps the greatest. — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Taiwan will probably not declare independence. The question isn't independence. The issue is whether Taiwan will declare itself as a sovereign separate state. That… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
China is a country with a record of continuous self-government going back 4,000 years, the only society that has achieved this. One must start… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
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