When the men in Russia foul up, they are dismisses, sometimes losing their necks. But we protect those who fail and press them to the government bosom.

Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience.

Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done

As a guide to engineering ethics, I should like to commend to you a liberal adaptation of the injunction contained in the oath of Hippocrates that the professional man do nothing that will harm his client.

Free discussion requires an atmosphere unembarrassed by any suggestion of authority or even respect.

I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot do the job. However, one man can make a difference. We must live for the future of the human race, and not for our own comfort or success.

Success teaches us nothing; only failure teaches.