Henry Kissinger Quotes

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it.

Henry Kissinger

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Michael Jackson is the ultimate traffic accident. People can't take their eyes off him.

Jeff Zucker

EyesPeopleTrafficHimTakeOff

Nothing protects women from the patriarchy of military regimes.

Mona Eltahawy

WomenNothingMilitaryPatriarchy

I've talked to Bill Clinton - he's the ultimate rock star; no one's more charming than him. People clap in a restaurant when he finishes dinner! I don't get that treatment. I get it when I walk onstage, but not when I have dinner.

Jay-Z

WalkPeopleDinnerRestaurantRock

Being charitable provides a boost to your psyche that is tough to replicate in any other way. But note that although any charity will happily take your money, you can give in other ways and still reap the same happiness reward. Volunteering and donating your old or unused belongings have the same result.

Jean Chatzky

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The secret of masonry is to keep a secret.

Joseph Smith, Jr.

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It's very much like opera singers. They do the same thing. The first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, the thing they think about is their voice and how to take care of it.

Johnny Mathis

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We often think that language mirrors the world in which we live, and I find that's not true. The language actually makes the world in which we live. Language is not - I mean, things don't have any mutable value by themselves; we ascribe them a value.

Chris Abani

LiveValueWorldThinkLanguage

Some people separate their work and home lives, but I love the idea of having my studio and house in the same space.

Cornelia Parker

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I've had to do all kinds of jobs to pay the rent. I've even worked in a Cornish tin mine.

Peter Wright

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I've no desire to do one of those 50-mile races like the Comrades or anything like that.

Paula Radcliffe

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Growing up, money is important. And now I have a career where I'm making enough money to live. But I really want to give it to my parents, my family, charities, and people around me.

Tyler Joseph

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You can't allow yourself to be vulnerable.

Nick Saban

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