Top 28 Quotes by Richard Holbrooke

About Richard Holbrooke

These are some quotes by American author Richard Holbrooke Public Servant, who lived between April 24, 1941 and December 13, 2010.

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.

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.

Richard Holbrooke

We should not be surprised that democracy is imperfect even in Western countries.

We should not be surprised that democracy is imperfect even in Western countries.

Richard Holbrooke

The male elites that run most countries are exceedingly uncomfortable with the subject of AIDS because it's a sexually transmitted disease.

The male elites that run most countries are exceedingly uncomfortable with the subject of AIDS because it's a sexually transmitted disease.

Richard Holbrooke

Nothing generates more heat in the government than the question of who is chosen to participate in important meetings.

Nothing generates more heat in the government than the question of who is chosen to participate in important meetings.

Richard Holbrooke

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

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

Richard Holbrooke

Elections are rarely perfect.

Elections are rarely perfect.

Richard Holbrooke

A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies.

A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies.

Richard Holbrooke

The United States supports the reintegration of people who have fought with the Taliban into Afghan society provided they: one, renounce al Qaeda, two, lay down their arms and renounce violence, and three, participate in the public political life of the country in accordance with the constitution.

Richard Holbrooke

Pakistani politics is complicated, and I think it's not something a foreigner can easily assimilate and understand.

Pakistani politics is complicated, and I think it's not something a foreigner can easily assimilate and understand.

Richard Holbrooke

United Nations peacekeepers are going all over the world spreading AIDS even while they're trying to bring peace. What a supreme irony.

United Nations peacekeepers are going all over the world spreading AIDS even while they're trying to bring peace. What a supreme irony.

Richard Holbrooke

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