When doing a job — any job — one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever.

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.

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.

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

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

I suggest that this is a good time to think soberly about our responsibilities to our descendents - those who will ring out the Fossil Fuel Age. Our greatest responsibility, as parents and as citizens, is to give America's youngsters the best possible education. We need the best teachers and enough of them to prepare our young people for a future immeasurably more complex than the present, and calling for ever larger numbers of competent and highly trained men and women.