To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

Americans always do the right thing, once they have exhausted all other possibilities.

There comes a precious moment in all of our lives when we are tapped on the shoulder and offered the opportunity to do something very special that is unique to us and our abilities, what a tragedy it would be if we are not ready or willing.

The only way a man can remain consistent amid changing circumstances is to change with them while preserving the same dominating purpose.

The most important thing about education is appetite.

I built with my own hands ... a large swimming-pool which was filtered to limpidity and could be heated to supplement our fickle sunshine.

Don't be careless about yourselves--on the other hand not too careful. Live well but do not flaunt it. Laugh a little and teach your men to laugh--get good humor under fire--war is a game that's played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.