Henry A. Kissinger Quotes About Decisions

Quotes about: Decisions

• The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Decision, Mind, Alternatives

  "Man Of The Year: They Are Fated to Succeed". content.time.com. January 02, 1978.

• Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Success, Mistake, Congratulations

  Speech by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Maxime Verhagen, at Second Conference on Chemical Weapons Treaty Review, www.government.nl. April 07, 2008.

• High office teaches decision making, not substance. It consumes intellectual capital; it does not create it. Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered; they learn how to make decisions but not what decisions to make.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Office, Decision, Intellectual

• The key decision for a statesman is whether to commit his nation or not. There is no middle course. Once a great nation commits itself, it must prevail. It will acquire no kudos for translating its inner doubts into hesitation.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Keys, Government, Decision

• Every success is usually an admission ticket to a new set of decisions.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Inspirational, Decision, Tickets

• 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.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Moving, Mean, Issues

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• 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.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Decision, Majority, Realism

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• I knew Deng Xiaoping when he came out of prison. He had, after all, been imprisoned for nearly ten years by Mao. I know what China looked like before he took over, and so in my own mind, I don't think of Deng Xiaoping as an oppressor. I think of somebody who, faced with that crisis, made a very painful and decision with which I cannot agree. But I also think of him as a great reformer.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Thinking, Years, Decision

  Source: www.pbs.org

• In the hands of a determined Secretary, the Foreign Service can be a splendid instrument, staffed by knowledgeable, discreet, and energetic individuals. They do require constant vigilance lest the convictions that led them into a penurious career tempt them to preempt decision-making.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Hands, Careers, Decision

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