"A guest of one's time and not a…" — George F. Kennan
"A guest of one's time and not a member of the household."
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33 Quotes by George F. Kennan
George F. Kennan has 33 quotes on this site.
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...there is an optimal balance, depending on the manner of man's life, between the density of human population and the…
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This is a big world. Billions - rapidly increasing billions - of people live outside our borders. Obviously, a great…
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It is obviously easier, for the short run, to draw cheap labor from adjacent pools of poverty...than to find it…
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Actually, the inability of any society to resist immigration, the inability to find other solutions to the problem of employment…
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Popular revolt against a ruthless, experienced modern dictatorship, which enjoys a monopoly over weapons and communications, ... is simply not…
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It is an undeniable privilege of every man to prove himself right in the thesis that the world is his…
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Anyone who has ever studied the history of American diplomacy, especially military diplomacy, knows that you might start in a…
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The jealous and intolerant eye of the Kremlin can distinguish, in the end, only vassals and enemies, and the neighbors…
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It is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of…
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There is more respect to be won in the opinion of this world by a resolute and courageous liquidation of…
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War is a highly overrated tool of foreign policy.
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A foreign policy aimed at the achievement of total security is the one thing I can think of that is…
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I like to go to anybody else's birthday, and if I'm invited I'm a good guest. But I never celebrate…
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The main prank that we play with props is for people's birthdays. The special effects people will put a little…
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What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?
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Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the…
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Regular panelists on shows can be terrifying. They own that space, and many guest comics suspect they are favoured in…
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I always did TV commercials and made great money to put myself through school. That became guest starring roles on…
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The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest.
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I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting…
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Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman,' but on Thanksgiving you're putting on a show!
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O, once in each man's life, at least, Good luck knocks at his door; And wit to seize the flitting…
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