Henry A. Kissinger Quotations | Page 2

America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests

A return to the 1967 lines and the abandonment of the settlements near Jerusalem would be such a psychological trauma for Israel as to endanger its survival.

Realism in foreign policy means careful consideration of all aspects pertinent to the issue, before taking a decision. This is the only way you can move from where you are to someplace else.

No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's too much fraternizing with the enemy.

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

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

Realism in foreign policy is made up of a clear set of values, since difficult foreign policy decisions are often decided with the narrowest of majorities. Without any sense of what is right and wrong, one would drown in a flood of difficult and pragmatic decisions.

Let us fashion together a new world order.

The Israelis want security. The Arabs want dignity. And they consider the demands of each other as incompatible.

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