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 20, 2025

7 months ago

Politics must redress the natural injustice of history.

April 24, 2025

8 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

February 13, 2025

10 months ago

It is a fine thing to face machine guns for immortality and a medal, but isn’t it a fine thing, too, to face calumny,

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