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.

May 3, 2025

10 months ago

You don’t mind dying for Queen and country, but you certainly don’t want to die for politicians.

May 29, 2025

9 months ago

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

January 14, 2025

1 year ago

[On the popularity of Margaret Thatcher] The further you got from Britain, the more admired you found she was.

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