"The statesman’s duty is to bridge the gap between his nation’s experience and his vision." ― Henry A. Kissinger Topic(s): Experience More From Henry A. Kissinger "Power is the great aphrodisiac." "Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem." "It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it." More In Experience "I’ve told people who have just started to make a film that the one thing you might experience is this feeling that everybody is conspiring against you, because you’re not necessarily able to tell what’s real and what’s not."― Gus Van Sant "I’m a very passionate believer in the unity of knowledge. There is one world of reality – one world of our experience that we’re seeking to describe."― John Polkinghorne "I feel responsible that everyone has a really wonderful experience and to do the best work possible, and to always know my lines and to always be on time and to bring a level to the show in terms of quality that other people will follow."― Julianna Margulies