I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win.

My father-in-law was once Chairman of Military Affairs in the Senate, the latter part of the Wilson Administrations. He knew a lot about and was fond of the Army.

Well over fifty years ago I was making radio loudspeakers and radio sets in Rochester, New York; pretty young and inexperienced; but we survived the depression.

Later the Administration wanted me to actually sell all remaining surplus by running the War Assets Corporation. I said I couldn't do it without some shoe leather.

FDR had been Assistant Secretary of the Navy. They told me, now forgotten, just how many pictures of ships they took out of the White House after he died. But he could choose good men.

If civilians are going to be killed, I would rather have them be their civilians than our civilians.

In real danger sometimes even a democracy can really keep a secret.

I had learned many years ago in private business never to take responsibility without adequate authority; and the new Secretary of Defense, as budgets were sharply cut, quickly found that out.

Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality. No matter what you going through don't give up.

If someone begins to sing, do not maintain eye contact. The general advice given to fellow travellers is thus: leg it.

The mightiest prayers are often those drenched with the Word of God.

We must expect everything and fear everything from time and from men.

The secret of contentment is the realization that life is a gift, not a right. Next to faith this is the highest art - to be content with the calling in which God has placed you.

I definitely have a tendency to only see the blemishes of things, and see lots of things about my acting that I don't like.

If you don't invest in the characters, you don't care if they get killed. It's more fun if you know them.

When in doubt, shoot. That's how I look at it.

Beauty is everything and beauty is within, however, if you don't feel good on the outside, then you will not look good.

Fresh water is like a fossil fuel; we should not waste it.