A row of wooden clothespin figures queued in front of a small brass bell on a maroon cushion.

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Henry Kissinger

There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker dismisses the very possibility of a crisis next week on the grounds that the diary is already packed. The dry joke treats emergencies as items needing an appointment, poking fun at self-importance and a schedule so crowded that not even disaster could be squeezed in.

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