The loyalties which center upon number one are enormous. If he trips, he must be sustained. If he make mistakes, they must be covered. If he sleeps, he must not be wantonly disturbed. If he is no good, he must be pole-axed.

Success is often nothing more than moving from one failure to another with undiminished enthusiasm.

A pessimist sees problems in opportunities whereas an optimist sees opportunities in problems.

How I hated this school, and what a life of anxiety I lived there for more than two years.

Everyone has a right to pronounce foreign names as he chooses.

Next time I go into the action - I shall command a hundred men - & possibly I may bring off some coup. Besides I shall have some other motive for taking chances than merely "love of adventure".

Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.