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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.

Henry Kissinger

The Art of War articulates a doctrine less of territorial conquest than of psychological dominance; it was the way the North Vietnamese fought America.
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Art Fight War
Americans have a tendency to believe that when there’s a problem there must be a solution.
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Believe Problem
The Soviet Union would never be bound by agreements, Deng warned; it understood only the language of countervailing force.
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Force Language Understand
The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.
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Legal Politics Time
There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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Funny Future
I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.
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Book Mistake Myself
Power without legitimacy tempts tests of strength; legitimacy without power tempts empty posturing.
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Empty Power Strength
A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
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Alone Deserve Leadership
Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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Choice Early Habit Important
Chinese thinkers developed strategic thought that placed a premium on victory through psychological advantage and preached the avoidance of direct conflict.
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Avoidance Development Direction Thinking Victory
Order always requires a subtle balance of restraint, force, and legitimacy.
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Force Rule
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
order without freedom, even if sustained by momentary exaltation, eventually creates its own counterpoise; yet freedom cannot be secured or sustained without a framework of order to keep the peace.
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Creation Freedom Peace Rule
George Bernard Shaw: There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.
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Desire Heart Life Lose Tragedy Yourself
If history teaches anything it is that there can be no peace without equilibrium and no justice without restraint.
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History Justice Peace Teaching
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

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