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

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

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

Thoughts arising from practical experience may be a bridle or a spur.

Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.

Trying to make things work in government is sometimes like trying to sew a button on a custard pie.

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.