Henry Kissinger Quotes

No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there’s too much fraternising with the enemy. Henry Kissinger

Power is the great aphrodisiac. Henry Kissinger

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

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it’s their fault. Henry Kissinger

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem. Henry Kissinger

People think responsibility is hard to bear. It’s not. I think that sometimes it is the absence of responsibility that is harder to bear. You have a great feeling of impotence. Henry Kissinger

A diamond is a chunk of coal that is made good under pressure. Henry Kissinger

A little uncertainty is good for everything. Henry Kissinger

You can’t make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can’t make peace without Syria. Henry Kissinger

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative. Henry Kissinger

Even a paranoid can have enemies. Henry Kissinger

There can’t be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. Henry Kissinger

The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions. Henry Kissinger

No foreign policy – no matter how ingenious – has any chance of success if it is born in the minds of a few and carried in the hearts of none. Henry Kissinger

The public life of every political figure is to rescue an element of choice from the pressure of circumstances. Henry Kissinger

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer. Henry Kissinger