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Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.

Author: Richard Holbrooke - American Public Servant
  Like , Jazz , Diplomacy , Theme


World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation.

Author: Richard Holbrooke - American Public Servant
  World , Say , War , Negotiation


I think Americans understand that in Afghanistan, unlike in Iraq and Vietnam, we are fighting an enemy allied with the people who attacked us on 9/11.

Author: Richard Holbrooke - American Public Servant
  People , Think , Understand , Fighting


In short, you can't let the deadline define the mission. The mission has to define the duration.

Author: Richard Holbrooke - American Public Servant
  You , Short , Deadline , Mission


As countries grapple with modernization, people who are left behind tend to hold firmer and firmer to their view of the evil of modernity.

Author: Richard Holbrooke - American Public Servant
  People , View , Evil , Behind


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 have to learn from the past but not be imprisoned by it. You need to take counsel of history but never be imprisoned by it.

Author: Richard Holbrooke - American Public Servant
  You , Day , Past , History


I'm a product of the Kennedy era. Kennedy's Inaugural plus the accident of Dean Rusk brought me into the government. Those were my values.

Author: Richard Holbrooke - American Public Servant
  Me , Values , Government , Product


You have to test your hypothesis against other theories. Certainty in the face of complex situations is very dangerous.

Author: Richard Holbrooke - American Public Servant
  You , Your , Face , Dangerous


The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone.

Author: Richard Holbrooke - American Public Servant
  World , War , Experience , Generation


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.

Author: Richard Holbrooke - American Public Servant
  Will , Believe , Strength , Challenge


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