KISSINGER FAMOUS QUOTES

“The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.”

“The longer you stay in one place, the greater your chance of disillusionment.”

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”

“Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.”

“The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.”

“The Nixon years were trying. They honed my capacity to forgive.”

“The urgency of the situation calls for immediate action.”

“World leaders are not chosen for their intelligence or knowledge. They are chosen for their ability to exercise power and influence.”

“History is the memory of the statesman.”

“Every country has two policies: its stated policy and its real policy.”

“America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.”

“The statesman’s duty is to bridge the gap between his nation’s experience and its vision.”

“Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.”

“A leader does not have to be loved, but he must be respected.”

“The absence of collective security means that nations are condemned to oscillate between war and the preparation for war.” GOD WILL STRENGTHEN YOU QUOTES

“Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.”

“No foreign policy – no matter how ingenious – has any chance of success if it is born in the minds of a few and carried in the hearts of none.”

“The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the virtues of its leaders.”

“Competing pressures tempt one to believe that an issue deferred is a problem avoided; more often, it is a crisis invented.”

“You can’t make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can’t make peace without Syria.”

“There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.”

“The real difference between democracy and oligarchy is not in the fairness of the process but in the choice of the oligarchs.”

“The longer I have been Secretary, the less I trust written briefings. They usually consist of interpretations, rather than facts.”

“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.”

“Power is not the same as wisdom.”

“The task of an elected leader is to prevent crises, not just manage them when they occur.”

“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.”

“A society that wants to raise children in a peaceful world must first learn to resolve its own conflicts peacefully.”