Henry A. Kissinger

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

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

"Art is man's expression of his joy in labor."

"Diplomacy: the art of restraining power."

"A leader who confines his role to his people's experience dooms himself to stagnation a leader who outstrips his people's experience runs the risk of not being understood."

"The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision."