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Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Henry Kissinger

In short, the end justifies the means.
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End Justice
A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.
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Improvement Inspirational Success
Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.
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Animal Man Policy Stupidity
Power without legitimacy tempts tests of strength; legitimacy without power tempts empty posturing.
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Empty Power Strength
Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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Action Difference
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
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Difficult Problem Success
Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God
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Blessing Destiny Eyes God Leadership People Play
Don’t be too ambitious. Do the most important thing you can think of doing every year and then your career will take care of itself.
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Ambitious Care Career Important Thinking
A turbulent history has taught Chinese leaders that not every problem has a solution and that too great an emphasis on total mastery over specific events could upset the harmony of the universe.
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Greatness History Leadership Peace Problem
It has the added advantage of being true.
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True
Policy is the art of the possible, the science of the relative.
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Art Policy Possible Science
To undertake a journey on a road never before traveled requires character and courage: character because the choice is not obvious; courage because the road will be lonely at first. And the statesman must then inspire his people to persist in the endeavor.
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Character Choice Courage Inspirational Journey Lonely People Road Travel
Americans hold that every problem has a solution; Chinese think that each solution is an admission ticket to a new set of problems.
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Perspective Problem Thinking
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people they think it’s their fault.
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Funny Mistake People Thinking Yourself
A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
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Alone Deserve Leadership

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