319 Quotes by Henry A. Kissinger

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

I have learned, as I wrote, that history must be discovered, not declared. It's an admission that one grows in life.

We had a very interesting and positive discussion, and I appreciate the opportunity to meet with several of the key staff members of the governor's staff, ... A few weeks ago I stood with the governor when I spoke about present events and nuclear strategy, and my impression is we share very compatible views.

What we in America call terrorists are really groups of people that reject the international system

My heart goes out to the president because I've served in an administration that faced a very divided country in a very difficult set of circumstances.

It is not often that nations learn from the past even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it. For the lessons of historical experience, as of personal experience, are contingent. They teach the consequences of certain actions, but they cannot force a recognition of comparable situations.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

Who controls money controls the world.

He [Deng Xiaoping] said that he did not understand why we failed to grasp that the alternative was not democracy, but total chaos and risking all the reforms that had been achieved.