People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any forum that would require me to stop talking for three hours.

— Henry Kissinger

Politicians are like dogs... Their life expectancy is too short for a commitment to be bearable

— Henry Kissinger

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

— Henry Kissinger

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

— Henry Kissinger

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

— Henry Kissinger

The acquisition of knowledge from books provides an experience different from the Internet. Reading is relatively time-consuming; to ease the process, style is important. Because it is not possible to read all books on a given subject, much less the totality of books, or to organize easily everything one has read, learning from books places a premium on conceptual thinking - the ability to recognize comparable data and events and project patterns into the future. And style propels the reader into a relationship with the author, or with the subject, by fusing substance and aesthetics.

— Henry Kissinger

The attitude of the West and of Russia towards a crisis like Ukraine is diametrically different. The West is trying to establish the legality of any established border. For Russia, Ukraine is part of the Russian patrimony.

— Henry Kissinger

The bargaining position of the victor always diminishes with time. Whatever is not exacted during the shock of defeat becomes increasingly difficult to attain later.

— Henry Kissinger

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.

— Henry Kissinger

The history of things that didn't happen has never been written.

— Henry Kissinger