Henry Kissinger
14 quotes
Biography
"The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously."
"Is something new. Lemmy Kilminster, Fast Eddie Clark & Philthy Animal Taylor ‘Metropolis’ A little uncertainty is good for everyone."
"It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true."
"The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles.... What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it."
"If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere."
"Clearly, security without values is like a ship without a rudder. But values without security are like a rudder without a ship."
"Competing pressures tempt one to believe that an issue deferred is a problem avoided; more often it is a crisis invited."
"Clearly, security without values is like a ship without a rudder. But values without security are like a rudder without a ship."
"The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles.... What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it."
"Is something new. Lemmy Kilminster, Fast Eddie Clark & Philthy Animal Taylor ‘Metropolis’ A little uncertainty is good for everyone."
"It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true."
"If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere."
"The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously."
"Competing pressures tempt one to believe that an issue deferred is a problem avoided; more often it is a crisis invited."