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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 29 quotes by Richard Holbrooke Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (April 24, 1941 – December 13, 2010) was an American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker. He was the only person to have held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for two different regions of the world (Asia from 1977 to 1981 and Europe from 1994 to 1996). From 1993 to 1994, he was U.S. Ambassador to Germany. Long well known in diplomatic and... Read full biography of Richard Holbrooke → 1 2 3 Ctrl → World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation. 0 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.... → 0 As countries grapple with modernization, people who are left behind tend to hold firmer and firmer to their view of the evil of modernity. 0 Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme. 0 In short, you can't let the deadline define the mission. The mission has to define the duration. 0 The United Nations is an indispensable but deeply flawed organization. It is valuable to the United States, and the United States is invaluable to... → 0 The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone. 0 You have to test your hypothesis against other theories. Certainty in the face of complex situations is very dangerous. 0 A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies. 0 Nothing generates more heat in the government than the question of who is chosen to participate in important meetings. 0 Pakistani politics is complicated, and I think it's not something a foreigner can easily assimilate and understand. 0 We should not be surprised that democracy is imperfect even in Western countries. 0 By the way, if you do your job on behalf of your country, you have meetings where you put your position forward strongly, and the other side does the... → 0 1 2 3 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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