The convictions that leaders have formed before reaching high office are the intellectual capital they will consume as long as they continue in office.
Henry A. KissingerBaseball is the most intellectual game because most of the action goes on in your head.
Henry A. KissingerIn the period after the Second World War, there were still leaders in Europe who represented weak countries, but possessed a sense of global foreign policy. Nowadays, on the other hand, there are politicians who represent pretty powerful countries, but whose citizens are not prepared to sacrifice themselves for the state.
Henry A. Kissinger