A Quote by Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

There are no permanent alliances, only permanent interests.

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
British - Politician
October 20, 1784 - October 8, 1865

In trans-border relations, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies or even permanent borders. There are only permanent interests and everything should be done to secure these interests.

Chanakya

There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, just permanent interests.

Carol Moseley Braun

Why I can't stand this phrase about I don't have any permanent enemies, any permanent friends, only permanent interests. I can't stand that. It's a matter of principles. What kind of integrity, what kind of morality do you have?

Cornel West

We have no permanent allies, only permanent interests.

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

When I was growing up, my mother would always say, 'It will go on your permanent record.' There was no 'permanent record.' If there were a 'permanent record,' I'd never be able to be a lawyer. I was such a bum, in elementary school and high school... There is a permanent record today and it's called the Internet.

Alan Dershowitz

When I was growing up, my mother would always say, 'It will go on your permanent record.' There was no 'permanent record.' If there were a 'permanent record,' I'd never be able to be a lawyer. I was such a bum in elementary school and high school... There is a permanent record today, and it's called the Internet.

Alan Dershowitz

As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is permanent.

Martha Beck

America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.

Henry A. Kissinger

It is our policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.

George Washington

Permanent results only come from permanent changes in lifestyle and diet style. You don't get permanently well unless you permanently change the way you live.

Joel Fuhrman

Settlements may be temporary, but the action of the nations in the interest of peace and justice must be permanent. We can set up permanent processes. We may not be able to set up permanent decisions.