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 8, 2025

1 year ago

There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician.

March 24, 2025

2 years ago

[Of Winston Churchill] He is a terrible burden for any Govt. to carry—someone said of [his father] Randolph Churchill

December 31, 2025

10 months ago

Civilization is nothing else but the attempt to reduce force to being the last resort.

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