Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

Every leader should have enough humility to accept, publicly, the responsibility for the mistakes of the subordinates he has himself selected and, likewise, to give them credit, publicly, for their triumphs.

Don't join the book burners... Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book.

And the other was this: the doctor did want to take off my leg because he thought it was necessary. But you must remember boys in those days were raised for two things: work, and then they made their play; and if you couldn't play baseball and box and play football, why, your life was ended. That was in our boyish minds.

Never be more scared of the enemy than you think he is of you.

No battle was ever won according to plan, but no battle was ever won without one.