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.

April 24, 2025

10 months ago

Generosity is part of my character, and I therefore hasten to assure this government that I will never make an allegation of dishonesty against it

December 5, 2025

3 months ago

Governments are far more stupid than their people.

January 11, 2025

1 year ago

A majority is always the best repartee. Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), British prime minister and novelist, Tancred (1847),

Page 5 of 122