People think responsibility is hard to bear. It’s not. I think that sometimes it is the absence of responsibility that is harder to bear. You have a great feeling of impotence. Henry Kissinger Accountability, Action, Empowering, Life, Responsibility You May Also Like The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle’s own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our destruction. By Aesop Enemies, Leadership, Life, Wise The man who does something under orders is not unhappy; he is unhappy who does something against his will. By Seneca the Younger Empowering, Wise There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way. By Christopher Morley Inspirational, Life, Memorable, Powerful, Success Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. By H. L. Mencken About change, Action How much you truly “believe” in something can be manifested only through what you are willing to risk for it. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Belief, Life, Risk, Success Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men. By E. B. White Achievement, Life, Luck, Success You May Also Like from Henry Kissinger There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. By Henry Kissinger Crisis The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it’s their fault. By Henry Kissinger Fame If you do not know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere. By Henry Kissinger Advice, Goals, Quotable, Success, Wise Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision. Those leaders who do not are ultimately judged failures, even though they may be popular at the moment. By Henry Kissinger Good leadership, Leadership, Vision Ninety percent of the politicians give the other 10 percent a bad reputation. By Henry Kissinger Politics Now when I bore people at a party, they think it’s their fault. By Henry Kissinger Boredom
The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle’s own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our destruction. By Aesop Enemies, Leadership, Life, Wise
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How much you truly “believe” in something can be manifested only through what you are willing to risk for it. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Belief, Life, Risk, Success
Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men. By E. B. White Achievement, Life, Luck, Success
The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it’s their fault. By Henry Kissinger Fame
If you do not know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere. By Henry Kissinger Advice, Goals, Quotable, Success, Wise
Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision. Those leaders who do not are ultimately judged failures, even though they may be popular at the moment. By Henry Kissinger Good leadership, Leadership, Vision
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other 10 percent a bad reputation. By Henry Kissinger Politics
