If a thing is old, it is a sign that it was fit to live. The guarantee of continuity is quality.

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.

The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business in to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down. His trained hand and eye and judgment are as much a part of his armament as his machinegun, and a fiftyfifty chance is the worst he will take or should take except where the show is of the kind that . . . justifies the sacrifice of plane or pilot.

The biggest lesson I've learned . . . was that if you have all the fresh water you want to drink and all the food you want to eat, you ought never to complain about anything.

The key to success, is to think things through and then follow through.

I can give you a six-word formula for success: "Think things through - then follow through."

Let the moment come when nothing is left but life, and you will find that you do not hesitate over the fate of material possessions.