I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

An atheist is a man who watches a Notre Dame - Southern Methodist University game and doesn't care who wins.

Should any political party attempt to abolish social security unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group of course that believes you can do these things. Among them are a few other Texas oil millionaires and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid.

Memory should be the starting point of the present.

The more baseball the better. It is a healthful sport and develops team play and initiative, plus an independent attitude.

It is better to have one person working with you than three people working for you.