Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience.

Half-truths are like half a brick - they can be thrown farther.

More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute for rational thought.

I have the charisma of the chipmunk. I never have thought I was smart. I thought the people I dealt with were dumb.

Optimism and stupidity are nearly synonymous.

Those involved with practical reactors, humbled by their experiences, speak less and worry more.

We bury the men who do the nation's creative work under layers of administrators and mountains of memoranda. We shrivel creativity by endless frustrations.