Quote by Henry Kissinger

We are moving towards a world that is reordering itself and that may appear more ordered at some periods of time, but I see…

— Henry Kissinger

Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if…

— Henry Kissinger

“New methods of accessing and communicating information unite regions as never before and project events globally—but in a manner that inhibits reflection, demanding of…

— Henry Kissinger

“The Art of War articulates a doctrine less of territorial conquest than of psychological dominance; it was the way the North Vietnamese fought America”

— Henry Kissinger

“Like the United States, China thought of itself as playing a special role. But it never espoused the American notion of universalism to spread…

— Henry Kissinger

Every first-term president has to learn something after he comes into office. Nobody can be completely ready for the inevitable crises.

— Henry Kissinger

“Politicians are like dogs... Their life expectancy is too short for a commitment to be bearable”

— Henry Kissinger

The tragedy of America is that it entered all the wars with a consensus in favor of them, but within a defined period, the…

— Henry Kissinger

“If history teaches anything it is that there can be no peace without equilibrium and no justice without restraint.”

— Henry Kissinger

“In the Chinese version of exceptionalism, China did not export its ideas but let others come to seek them.”

— Henry Kissinger

“In Washington...the appearance of power is therefore almost as important as the reality of it. In fact, the appearance is frequently its essential reality”

— Henry Kissinger

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it's their fault

— Henry Kissinger