I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I don't just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that.
I think history is continuous. It doesn't begin or end on Pearl Harbor Day or the day Lyndon Johnson withdraws from the presidency or on 9/11. You ha… - Richard Holbrooke
I think history is continuous. It doesn't begin or end on Pearl Harbor Day or the day Lyndon Johnson withdraws from the presidency or on 9/11. You ha…
- Richard Holbrooke
World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation. - Richard Holbrooke
World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation.
It's an improvisation on a theme. You know where you want to go, but you don't know how to get there. It's not linear. - Richard Holbrooke
It's an improvisation on a theme. You know where you want to go, but you don't know how to get there. It's not linear.
Know something about something. Don’t just present your wonderful self to the world. Constantly amass knowledge and offer it around. - Richard Holbrooke
Know something about something. Don’t just present your wonderful self to the world. Constantly amass knowledge and offer it around.
As countries grapple with modernization, people who are left behind tend to hold firmer and firmer to their view of the evil of modernity. - Richard Holbrooke
As countries grapple with modernization, people who are left behind tend to hold firmer and firmer to their view of the evil of modernity.
The controlled chaos is one way to get creativity. The intensity of it, the physical rush, the intimacy created the kind of dialogue that leads to sy… - Richard Holbrooke
The controlled chaos is one way to get creativity. The intensity of it, the physical rush, the intimacy created the kind of dialogue that leads to sy…
Bureaucracies have a natural tendency not to cooperate, coordinate or consolidate with each other. They won't cooperate with each other - unless they… - Richard Holbrooke
Bureaucracies have a natural tendency not to cooperate, coordinate or consolidate with each other. They won't cooperate with each other - unless they…
Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme. - Richard Holbrooke
Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.
A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies. - Richard Holbrooke
A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies.
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