The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you are not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy, you can only operate well by pretending to be one. All the shortcuts and economies and common-sense changes that your native intelligence suggests to you are mistakes. Learn to quash them. Constantly ask yourself, "How would I do this if I were a fool?" Throttle down your mind to a crawl. Then you will never go wrong.

When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

... a war always ends.

The door available to everyone that can lead to happiness & success is the modest door of the public library. I found it to be so in my own life and work.

Every hour spent on the Caine was a great hour in all our lives-if you don't think so now you will later on, more and more.

The President has a quick and able mind, though not everybody gives him that, not by a long shot.

A leader can't dash ahead around the bend out of sight.