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> [There are two great tragedies in life: one is to fail to achieve one's grandest ambitions, and the other one is to succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/there-are-two-great-tragedies-in-life-one-is-to-fail-to-achieve-one-s/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

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## Other authors on Tragedies Life

## More by Graham T. Allison

> [I think the election of Trump was an expression of what happens in ruling powers as they become alarmed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/i-think-the-election-of-trump-was-an-expression-of-what-happens-in/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [And I hope that we can learn the lessons of the past in looking at the current challenge that China poses to a ruling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/and-i-hope-that-we-can-learn-the-lessons-of-the-past-in-looking-at/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [When a rapidly rising power rivals an established ruling power, trouble ensues. In 11 of 15 cases in which this has occurred in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/when-a-rapidly-rising-power-rivals-an-established-ruling-power/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [For interests that are vital to the U.S. - that is, essential for our survival and wellbeing - the U.S. should be prepared to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/for-interests-that-are-vital-to-the-u-s-that-is-essential-for-our/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [One of the three big factors that count against war in the relationship between China and the U.S. are, first, nuclear weapons and even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/one-of-the-three-big-factors-that-count-against-war-in-the/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [Putin needs to understand and feel in his gut that if the Chechens get a nuclear bomb, they're going to Moscow first, they're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/putin-needs-to-understand-and-feel-in-his-gut-that-if-the-chechens/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [The best simpleminded test of expertise in a particular area is an ability to win money in a series of bets on future occurrences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/the-best-simpleminded-test-of-expertise-in-a-particular-area-is-an/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [When we succeeded in winning the Cold War, escaping a nuclear Armageddon that could have killed us all, the U.S. inevitably had a serious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/when-we-succeeded-in-winning-the-cold-war-escaping-a-nuclear/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [I think we should be organized in something called an Alliance Against Nuclear Terrorism. In the same way that NATO was the great alliance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/i-think-we-should-be-organized-in-something-called-an-alliance/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [The absence of a focal enemy, which is what the Cold War had provided; the complexity of the developments that are occurring that mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/the-absence-of-a-focal-enemy-which-is-what-the-cold-war-had-provided/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [There are two great tragedies in life: one is to fail to achieve one's grandest ambitions, and the other one is to succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/there-are-two-great-tragedies-in-life-one-is-to-fail-to-achieve-one-s/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [Given that the Al Qaeda core has been significantly destroyed or disabled, and that the leadership seems to be essentially on the run or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/given-that-the-al-qaeda-core-has-been-significantly-destroyed-or/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [The fact that there are now many entities that may have some loose affiliation with a former core Al Qaeda - or who have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/the-fact-that-there-are-now-many-entities-that-may-have-some-loose/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [If the Britain and France had done what they were obliged to do under the treaty and sent troops to enforce the treaty when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/if-the-britain-and-france-had-done-what-they-were-obliged-to-do-under/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

> [Terrorism is really the only existential threat to America as we know it - as a free country that plays a leading role in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/terrorism-is-really-the-only-existential-threat-to-america-as-we-know/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

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