It troubles me that we are so easily pressured by purveyors of technology into permitting so-called "progress" to alter our lives without attempting ….

I do not have regrets. I believe I helped preserve the peace for this country. Why should I regret that? What I accomplished was approved by Congress….

Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the wri….

The devil is in the details, and everything we do in the military is a detail..

Free discussion requires an atmosphere unembarrassed by any suggestion of authority or even respect..

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

If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't..

The tools of the academic designer are a piece of paper and a pencil with an eraser. If a mistake is made, it can always be erased and changed. If th….

What it takes to do a job will not be learned from management courses. It is principally a matter of experience, the proper attitude, and common sens….

Responsibility is a unique concept. It can only reside and inhere in a single individual. You may share it with others, but your portion is not dimin….

Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done.

A child is being properly educated only when he is learning to become independent of his parents..

Be ever questioning. Ignorance is not bliss. It is oblivion. You don't go to heaven if you die dumb. Become better informed. Lean from others' mistak….

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience..

Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience..

The man in charge must concern himself with details. If he does not consider them important, neither will his subordinates..

Act as if you are going to live for ever and cast your plans way ahead. You must feel responsible without time limitations, and the consideration of ….

In Greek mythology, Antaeus was a giant who was strong as long as he had contact with the earth. When he was lifted from the earth he lost strength. ….

I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot do the job. However,….

I have the charisma of the chipmunk. I never have thought I was smart. I thought the people I dealt with were dumb..

All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom..