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

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.

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned or subverted through apathy or lack of follow-up, so a continuous effort is required.

The devil is in the details, and everything we do in the military is a detail.

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

If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.

Any one detail, followed through to its source, will usually reveal the general state of readiness of the whole organization.