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Oil is much too important a commodity to be left in the hands of the Arabs.
Henry A. Kissinger
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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 not being understood.
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A bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.
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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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I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time.
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The capacity to admire others is not my most fully developed trait.
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