Best Henry A. Kissinger Lines
- People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would require me to stop talking for three hours. Amazed
- The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose. Army
- The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision. Bridge
- Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God. Attempting
- I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850. Autobiography
- It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise. End
- Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts. Been
- The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions. American
- The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness. Essence
- Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately. Funny
- The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other,… Armed
- A leader who confines his role to his people's experience dooms himself to stagnation; a leader who outstrips his people's experience runs the risk of… Confines
- If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a… Captivity
- The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And… Abstract
- High office teaches decision making, not substance. It consumes intellectual capital; it does not create it. Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and… Capital
- The issues are too important to be left for the voters. Important
- It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true. Counts
- Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. Aphrodisiac
- I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time. Any
- Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy. Animal
- Don't be too ambitious. Do the most important thing you can think of doing every year and then your career will take care of itself. Ambitious
- A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security Achieve
- America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests America
- If you do not know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere Every Road
- Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision. Alchemy
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