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

The great powers claim that whatever they possess is theirs by right, but whatever we, the smaller countries possess is negotiable.

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

I did not share the enthusiasm of certain politicians for the National Front leader, it was because I had noticed, in the past, some strange contradictions between Mossadeq's declared ends and his actions. Officially he defended nationalist anti-colonialism and was the most intransigent patriot who declared that no concessions or advantages should be granted to foreign powers. He described his doctrine as a "negative balance" and in fact his greatest failing was that he was negative.

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

Let me tell you quite bluntly that this king business has given me personally nothing but headaches.

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