Success must include two things: the development of an individual to his utmost potentiality and a contribution of some kind to one's world.

I believe that it is essential to our leadership in the world and to the development of true democracy in our country to have no discrimination in our country whatsoever. This is most important in the schools of our country.

Someone once asked me what I regarded as the three most important requirements for happiness. My answer was: A feeling that you have been honest with yourself and those around you; a feeling that you have done the best you could both in your personal life and in your work; and the ability to love others.

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

Never be bored, and you will never be boring.

You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude

The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!