The eyes of the world are upon you.

It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger.

I will not get into a pissing contest with that skunk [Joseph McCarthy].

A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.

If a problem cannot be solved, enlarge it.

I also ache at that thought your majesty... But if they do not offer the sacrifice in blood now, we will all pay dearly with added gallons later. So if some most die it is in a worthy cause.

More than any single action by the government since the end of the war, this one would change the face of America with straightaways, cloverleaf turns, bridges, and elongated parkways. Its impact on the American economy-the jobs it would produce in manufacturing and construction, the rural areas it would open up-was beyond calculation.