The worst mistake is to have the best ladder and the wrong wall.

Napoleon was asked, "Who do you consider to be the greatest generals?" He responded saying, "The victors.

If you try to please everybody, somebody's not going to like it.

Most US presidents since World War II have led military actions without a declaration of war by Congress, though most, if not all, have properly consulted and sought support from Congress. That is the wise thing to do.

There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that's just a fact.

With the press there is no "off the record.

Success tends to go not to the person who is error-free, because he also tends to be risk-averse. Rather it goes to the person who recognizes that life is pretty much a percentage business. It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.