The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in the light of their purposes.
Henry A. KissingerFar too often the Ukrainian issue is posed as a showdown: whether Ukraine joins the East or the West. But if Ukraine is to survive and thrive, it must not be either side's outpost against the other - it should function as a bridge between them.
Henry A. KissingerI do not believe that Putin intends to leave office in a Cold War atmosphere with the United States.
Henry A. KissingerIf eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items, just carry those twenty percent.
Henry A. KissingerI don't know what happens in the next years. But I cannot now design a policy in which we try to keep China from developing, because in some years, if they develop, they might be rich enough to challenge us, and adopt the principle that we will hold down any state that might in the future become strong. That would make us a world empire for which we wouldn't have the talents or the convictions.
Henry A. Kissinger