America has made it very clear in several administrations that if there is an attack by China on Taiwan, the United States is very likely to resist. Henry A. Kissinger More Quotes by Henry A. Kissinger More Quotes From Henry A. Kissinger You should not go to war for the privilege of withdrawal. You need to define your objective and the outcome, and it cannot be the removal of one man. Henry A. Kissinger menwarneeds The Chinese military budget today is officially listed as, I think, about $15 billion. But even if you double it, that's only a tenth of ours. So the possibility of China challenging the United States for the next ten years over the Pacific is next to zero. There could be a conflict between us and China over Taiwan, but I think that, too, will not occur with the proper policies on both sides. Henry A. Kissinger zeromilitarythinking The art of good foreign policy is to understand and to take into consideration the values of a society, to realize them at the outer limit of the possible. Henry A. Kissinger realizinglimitsart Let us fashion together a new world order. Henry A. Kissinger world-governmentfashionorder I grew up in Germany during the Nazi period, and I came to this country when I was 15. And then I had to work in a factory because we had no resources. And I went to night school. So, it was not a rational ambition for me to become a world statesman. Henry A. Kissinger ambitioncountryschool Donald Rumsfeld is the most ruthless man I have ever met? and I mean that as a compliment. Henry A. Kissinger metsmenmean I grew up as a discriminated minority in a dictatorship, so obviously the issue of human rights is a matter of concern for me. Henry A. Kissinger minoritiesissuesrights Art is man's expression of his joy in labor. Henry A. Kissinger expressionmenart The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been. Henry A. Kissinger motivationleadershippeople If you control the oil you control the country; if you control food, you control the population. Henry A. Kissinger populationoilcountry Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly as possible, because otherwise the bleeding will not end. Henry A. Kissinger bleedingfactsneeds If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items, just carry those twenty percent. Henry A. Kissinger itemspercenttwenties I don't stand on protocol. Just call me your Excellency. Henry A. Kissinger protocolcall-me The challenge is whether China as a rising country, the United States as the superpower, can develop a cooperative relationship in this period before nationalism becomes so dominant in China as a substitute for communism, and a kind of self-righteous isolationism in this country that substitutes China for the Soviet Union. Henry A. Kissinger selfchallengescountry Covert action should not be confused with missionary work. Henry A. Kissinger confusedmissionaryaction A leader who confines his role to his people's experience dooms himself to stagnation; a leader who outstrips his people's experience runs the risk of not being understood. Henry A. Kissinger leadershiprunningpeople It is frankly a mistake of amateurs to believe you can gain the upper hand in a diplomatic negotiation. Henry A. Kissinger mistakebelievehands Intelligence is not all that important in the exercise of power, and is often, in point of fact, useless. Henry A. Kissinger uselessimportantexercise There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. Henry A. Kissinger wittyinspirationalfunny Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem. Henry A. Kissinger congratulationsmistakesuccess
