Diplomats operate through deadlock, which is the way by which two sides can test each other's determination. Even … - Henry A. Kissinger

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Diplomats operate through deadlock, which is the way by which two sides can test each other's determination. Even if they have egos for it few heads of government have the time to resolve stalemates, their meetings are too short and the demands of protocol too heavy.

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It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.

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Clearly security without values is like a ship without a rudder. But values without security are like a rudder without a ship.

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Superstars strive for approbation; heroes walk alone. Superstars crave consensus; heroes define themselves by the judgment of a future they see it as their task to bring about. Superstars seek success in a technique for eliciting support; heroes pursue success as the outgrowth of inner values.

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America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests

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