Henry A. Kissinger Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Henry A. Kissinger
Henry A. Kissinger Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Henry A. Kissinger on Wise Famous Quotes.
In relations with many domestically weak countries, a radio transmitter can be a more effective form of pressure than a squadron B-52s.
If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless.
Many of the scientists have believed that their contribution to ending the nuclear race is not to let any new weapons to be developed.
The US must carry out some act somewhere in the world which shows its determination to continue to be a world power.
The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in the light of their purposes.
The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions.
Competing pressures tempt one to believe that an issue deferred is a problem avoided; more often it is a crisis invited.
Withdrawal of US troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public: The more US troops come home, the more will be demanded.
If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.
We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.
Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions.
The Israelis want security. The Arabs want dignity. And they consider the demands of each other as incompatible.
American politics are normally a result of pragmatic and not philosophical reasoning. No one in Washington has said we now prefer multilateralism.
Whenever a new president comes in, people that are used to the previous president wonder if he has the same capacity.
The public life of every political figure is a continual struggle to rescue an element of choice from the pressure of circumstance.
For other nations, utopia is a blessed past never to be recovered; for Americans it is just beyond the horizon.
Over time even two armed blind men in a room can do enormous damage to each other, not to speak of the room.
It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.
While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.
Intelligence is not all that important in the exercise of power, and is often, in point of fact, useless.
In my view, there's no doubt that the Soviets had infinitely greater trouble holding their structure together than we did.
I wouldn't say it's a split. It's a difference of emphasis. It does exist between, I would say, the State Department and the Defense Department.
America has made it very clear in several administrations that if there is an attack by China on Taiwan, the United States is very likely to resist.
Obama is like a chess player who is playing simultaneous chess and has opened his game with an unusual opening.
It is frankly a mistake of amateurs to believe you can gain the upper hand in a diplomatic negotiation.
I have learned, as I wrote, that history must be discovered, not declared. It's an admission that one grows in life.
I believe in freedom of expression, and I believe that societies thrive when they permit freedom of expression.
If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items, just carry those twenty percent.
I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time.
One thing I don't want around me is a military intellectual. I don't have to worry about you on that score.
If you control the food, you control a nation. If you control the energy, you control a region. If you control the money, you control the world.
The position is that stability and peace in Asia depend on a cooperative relationship between China and the United States.
There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have diarrhea, or you're anxious to meet people who do.
People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any forum that would require me to stop talking for three hours.
The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you than the friends you make by being on the fence
I grew up as a discriminated minority in a dictatorship, so obviously the issue of human rights is a matter of concern for me.