Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
HENRY KISSINGERPower is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
HENRY KISSINGERBehind the slogans lay an intellectual vacuum.
HENRY KISSINGERCovert action should not be confused with missionary work.
HENRY KISSINGERThe mindset for walking lonely political paths may not be self-evident to those who seek confirmation by hundreds, sometimes thousands of friends on Facebook.
HENRY KISSINGERWho controls the money controls the world.
HENRY KISSINGERLater I learned to improve my forecasting—if necessary by asking the visitor in advance what subjects he intended to raise with Nixon.
HENRY KISSINGERWhere is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
HENRY KISSINGEROrder always requires a subtle balance of restraint, force, and legitimacy.
HENRY KISSINGERA leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
HENRY KISSINGERWe live in a wondrous time, in which the strong is weak because of his scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.
HENRY KISSINGERIntellectuals analyze the operations of international systems; statesmen build them.
HENRY KISSINGERHistory knows no resting places and no plateaus
HENRY KISSINGERThe illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.
HENRY KISSINGERTo 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.
HENRY KISSINGERin international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
HENRY KISSINGERThe art of crisis management is to raise the stakes to where the adversary will not follow, but in a manner that avoids a tit for tat.
HENRY KISSINGER