Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.