My opposition to war is not based upon pacifist or non-resistant principles. It may be that the present state of civilization is such that certain international questions cannot be discussed; it may be that they have to be fought out. But the fighting never settles the question. It only gets the participants around to a frame of mind where they will agree to discuss what they were fighting about.

I was happier when I was doing a mechanic's job.

There are three things that grow more precious with age; old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to enjoy.

Luck and destiny are the excuses of the world's failures.

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own.

Genius is seldom recognized for what it is: a great capacity for hard work.

The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.