Victory is not final. Defeat is not failure. It's all about courage.

We make our buildings, and then our buildings make and shape us.

Whenever I feel the need to take some exercise I lie down until the feeling goes away.

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

The very first thing the President [Truman] did was to show me the new Presidential Seal, which he had just redesigned. He explained, 'The seal has to go everywhere the President goes. It must be displayed upon the lectern when he speaks. The eagle used to face the arrows but I have re-designed it so that it now faces the olive branches ... what do you think?' I said, 'Mr. President, with the greatest respect, I would prefer the American eagle's neck to be on a swivel so that it could face the olive branches or the arrows, as the occasion might demand.'

When you are going through hell, keep on going. Never never never give up.

Just to paint is great fun ... Try it if you have not done so - before you die.