Henry Kissinger Quotes

Who controls the money controls the world.

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

History knows no resting places and no plateaus

It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.

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

The mindset for walking lonely political paths may not be self-evident to those who seek confirmation by hundreds, sometimes thousands of friends on Facebook.

Empires have no interest in operating within an international system; they aspire to be the international system.

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.

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.