• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

1. black
2. grey
3. blue
4. red
5. brown
6. white

Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world

Henry Kissinger

Related Topics

BigWorld

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Prevoius| Next

More Henry Kissinger Quotes

• 

  Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God

  HENRY KISSINGER
  BlessingDestinyEyesGodLeadershipPeoplePlay
• 

  If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  PathRoadSuccessYourself
• 

  A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security

  HENRY KISSINGER
  MoralPerfectionPolicySecurity
• 

  Chinese thinkers developed strategic thought that placed a premium on victory through psychological advantage and preached the avoidance of direct conflict.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  AvoidanceDevelopmentDirectionThinkingVictory
• 

  Order always requires a subtle balance of restraint, force, and legitimacy.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  ForceRule
• 

  It is one of history’s ironies that Communism, advertised as a classless society, tended to breed a privileged class of feudal proportions.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  ClassHistoryOneself
• 

  There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  FunnyFuture
• 

  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.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  GreatnessHistoryLeadershipPeaceProblem
• 

  In short, the end justifies the means.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  EndJustice
• 

  George Bernard Shaw: There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  DesireHeartLifeLoseTragedyYourself
• 

  What distinguishes Sun Tzu from Western writers on strategy is the emphasis on the psychological and political elements over the purely military.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  StrategyWriting
• 

  in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  ChoiceImportantReputationWorth
• 

  in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  ImportantReputationWorth
• 

  The state is a fragile organization, and the statesman does not have the moral right to risk its survival on ethical restraint.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  MoralRightRiskSurvive
• 

  For nations, history plays the role that character confers on human beings.

  HENRY KISSINGER
  CharacterHistoryHumanNationPlay
• 

  We 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 KISSINGER
  GrowthLiveStrongTimeWeakness