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Henry A Kissinger Inspirational Quotes (181)

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Obama is like a chess player who is playing simultaneous chess and has opened his game with an unusual opening.
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Historically when there is a rising power like China, it has usually led to confrontations between the rising power and the existing dominant powers. And when you have a shift of the center of gravity of world affairs from the Atlantic to the Pacific, then you have an additional element.
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The nuclear weapons were not useful for the achievement of political objectives.
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The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.
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Well, he keeps saying that, and as defense secretary, of course he has to think of a lot of potential enemies. I do not think it's a wise course to articulate this or to base our policy on it. And I do not see under modern circumstances what we would be fighting about.
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America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.
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Committees are consumers and sometimes sterilizers of ideas, rarely creators of them.
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I would have said, before the World Trade Center events, that he would try to get a normal relationship with China - making clear to China what the limits are of what America can accept, but also showing understanding for some of Chinese necessities. I thought he was moving towards the position that I have more or less advocated.
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We cannot give Russia veto over deployment of forces on NATO territory. But we have to understand their particular sensitivities, and, therefore, there should be a dialogue on these issues.
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A diamond is a chunk of coal that is made good under pressure.
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The members of the Islamic Staye have cut the throat of an American on television. This is an insult to the United States, which requires that we demonstrate that this is not an act that is free. I would strongly favor a strong attack on ISIS for a period that is related to the murder of the American.
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One thing I don't want around me is a military intellectual. I don't have to worry about you on that score.
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Far too often the Ukrainian issue is posed as a showdown: whether Ukraine joins the East or the West. But if Ukraine is to survive and thrive, it must not be either side's outpost against the other - it should function as a bridge between them.
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90% of politicians give the other 10% a bad name.
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Every civilization that has ever existed has ultimately collapsed. History is a tale of efforts that failed, or aspirations that weren’t realized. So, as a historian, one has to live with a sense of the inevitability of tragedy.
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I can think of no faster way to unite the American people behind George W. Bush than a terrorist attack on an American target overseas. And I believe George W. Bush will quickly unite the American people through his foreign policy.
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[The New World Order] cannot happen without U.S. participation, as we are the most significant single component. Yes, there will be a New World Order, and it will force the United States to change it's perceptions.
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The longer I am out of office, the more infallible I appear to myself.
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In my life, I have almost always been on the side of active foreign policy. But you need to know with whom you are cooperating. You need reliable partners.
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An Iranian moderate is one who has run out of ammunition.
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Intelligence is not all that important in the exercise of power, and is often, in point of fact, useless.
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For the Soul of France is masterful history, brilliantly researched, and hard to put down.
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Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.
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The Israelis want security. The Arabs want dignity. And they consider the demands of each other as incompatible.
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