Superstars strive for approbation; heroes walk alone. Superstars crave consensus; heroes define themselves by the judgment of a future they see it as their task to bring about. Superstars seek success in a technique for eliciting support; heroes pursue success as the outgrowth of inner values.

In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.

Whenever a new president comes in, people that are used to the previous president wonder if he has the same capacity.

Donald Trump is a phenomenon that foreign countries haven't seen.

You should not think that you can shape history only by your will. This is also why I'm against the concept of intervention when you don't know its ultimate implications.

Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.

Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions.