I am not hard - I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded

In order to unscramble some eggs the leader gotta have some balls

If there is one instance in which a foreign policy I pursued met with unambiguous failure, it was my policy on German reunification.

I have a habit of comparing the phraseology of communiques . . . noting a certain similarity of words, a certain similarity of optimism . . . and a certain similarity in the lack of practical results during the ensuring years.

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.

Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.

A leader is someone who knows what they want to achieve and can communicate that.