"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."

"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There i…"

"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable."

"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... The truly wise person is colorblind."