Presidents cannot always kick evil-minded persons out of the front door. Such persons are often selected by the electors to represent them.

The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing.

Never worry about anything that is past. Charge it up to experience and forget the trouble. There are always plenty of troubles ahead, so don't turn and look back on any behind you.

It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege.

When the outcome of a meeting is to have another meeting, it has been a lousy meeting.

The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.

While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have passed the worst and with continued unity of effort we shall rapidly recover.