319 Quotes by Henry A. Kissinger

I want to get into the President's head some idea of what he can do. If military actions are recommended to him for decision, I want him to know what he is doing when he decides.

We are not just any nation.

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

I'm confident John Bolton will bring peace to the world before he brings peace to his relations with The New York Times,

You should not think that you can shape history only by your will. This is also why I'm against the concept of intervention when you don't know its ultimate implications.

Peace depends ultimately not on political arrangements but on the conscience of mankind.

if East Pakistan becomes independent, it is going to become a cesspool. It's going to be 100 million people; they have the lowest standard of living in Asia. They are going to become a ripe field for communist infiltration.

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

For the West, the demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one. Putin is a serious strategist – on the premises of Russian history. Understanding US values and psychology are not his strong suits. Nor has understanding Russian history and psychology been a strong point among US policymakers.’