"Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends."

"Plans are worthless, but planning is everything."

"Before all else, we seek, upon our common labor as a nation, the blessings of Almighty God."

"Don't think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed."

"I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens."

"I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle."

"Missionaries are going to reform the world whether it wants to or not."

"God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide."

"My mother had morning sickness after I was born."

"Man's main task is to give birth to himself."

"Cogito ergo dim sum. (Therefore I think these are pork buns.)"

"Practical efficiency is common, and lofty idealism not uncommon; it is the combination which is necessary, and the combination is rare"