Quote by Michael Dobbs Download Open image ““Khrushchev had been ready to settle for a”” — Michael Dobbs ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“In hindsight, Khrushchev stands out as a rare case of a nuclear optimist. His nuclear brinkmanship was exceptionally crude and aggressive, reckless and ideology-driven.… — Vladislav M. Zubok Copy Share Image
Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger's skin long before he has… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“As Khrushchev put it, “He prodded the capitalist world with the tip of his bayonet.” He himself put it, “If I see a door… — Paul Johnson Copy Share Image
“Khrushchev murders people without regard to race, color, or creed, and therefore whatever he is guilty of, he is not guilty of discrimination?” — William F. Buckley Jr Copy Share Image
The workers love Khrushchev very much. He hasn't got an enemy in the entire country. Quite a few under it. — Bob Hope Copy Share Image
“He who does not regret the break-up of the Soviet Union has no heart; he who wants to revive it in its previous form… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“He who does not regret the breakup of the Soviet Union has no heart. He who wants to revive it in its previous form… — Michael Rank Copy Share Image
We always welcome when somebody says he or she is ready to work with Russia. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“Ladies and Gentlemen, we deem it the central revelation of Western experience that man cannot ineradicably stain himself, for the wells of regeneration are… — William F. Buckley Jr Copy Share Image
“Acceptance. That, he had learned in Russia many years ago, was the secret of survival. ... Accept it. Wait. Let the system exhaust itself.… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
“O’Neill jumped out into the road, jammed a note into the driver’s hand, and dodged another motorcyclist as he made his way past the… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“His deepest need was that people should like him. An admirable trait that; in a spaniel. Or a whore.” — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“Bismarck defined political intuition as the ability to hear, before anybody else, “the distant hoofbeats of history.” — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“The most enduring lesson of the Cuban missile crisis is that, in a world with nuclear weapons, a classic military victory is an illusion.… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“The closest contact they had with the enemy was a playful sign that boasted: “Worldwide delivery in 30 minutes or less—or your next one… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“And even if fairies built a nest in the bottom of my garden and it should turn out that I have to live for… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“JFK's great virtue, and the essential difference between him and George W. Bush, was that he had an instinctive appreciation for the chaotic forces… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
“It’s not respect but fear that motivates a man; that’s how empires are built and revolutions begin. It is the secret of great men.… — Michael Dobbs Copy Share Image
