A biography for Richard Holbrookehasn’t been written yet.
“The United Nations is an indispensable but deeply flawed organization. It is valuable to the United States, and the United States is invaluable to it. We need to reform it.”
“The male elites that run most countries are exceedingly uncomfortable with the subject of AIDS because it's a sexually transmitted disease.”
“You will never catch up with the spread of AIDS no matter how much money, no matter how many antiretrovirals are put into the system, unless you stop its growth. And the only way to stop its growth is prevention.”
“Elections are rarely perfect.”
“In short, you can't let the deadline define the mission. The mission has to define the duration.”
“If a country denies it has AIDS, that country will inevitably become an even greater victim.”
“You have to test your hypothesis against other theories. Certainty in the face of complex situations is very dangerous.”
“Pakistani politics is complicated, and I think it's not something a foreigner can easily assimilate and understand.”
“Know something about something. Don't just present your wonderful self to the world. Constantly amass knowledge and offer it around.”
“Nothing generates more heat in the government than the question of who is chosen to participate in important meetings.”