Quotes Library

February 8, 2025

The main advantage of being famous is that when you bore people at dinner they think it is their fault.

Henry Kissinger (1923- ), American foreign policy maker, James Naughtie in Spectator, 1 April 1995; attributed, Jay p.214

Wouldn’t that be nice? Do you usually bore other dinner guests?

Kissinger probably got away with that far too often.

August 30, 2025

11 months ago

Since a rational creature cannot be supposed, when free, to put himself in subjection to another for his own harm

May 29, 2025

1 year ago

The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.

May 17, 2026

2 months ago

[This was said about Franklin Roosevelt] A second-class intellect. But a first-class temperament.

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