Peace is never long preserved by weight of metal or by an armament race. Peace can be made tranquil and secure only by understanding and agreement fortified by sanctions. We must embrace international cooperation or international disintegration. Science has taught us how to put the atom to work. But to make it work for good instead of for evil lies in the domain dealing with the principles of human dignity. We are now facing a problem more of ethics than of physics.

You don't have to blow out the other person's light to let your own shine.

Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster.

If you have made a mistake cut your losses as quickly as possible.

Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures.

We can't cross that bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time.

Creativity: Take the obvious, add a cupful of brains, a generous pinch of imagination, a bucketful of courage and daring, stir well and bring to a boil.