Nixon would like to consign us to to the level of the most backward countries in the whole Middle East. Why lower us to the standard of the Saudis rather than raising the Saudis to meet us?

Nobody can influence me, nobody. Still less a woman. Women are important in a man's life only if they're beautiful and charming and keep their femininity.

Nixon would like to consign us to to the level of the most backward countries in the whole Middle East. Why lower us to the standard of the Saudis rather than raising the Saudis to meet us?

Pride comes before a fall - although in [Henry Kissinger's] case it's more conceit than pride.

There is only one thing I can say about the Shah- he knows how to draw a crowd.

Soviet propaganda is remarkably effective and the Americans are even more remarkably stupid.

Shah is a kind of magic word with the Persian people.