Plans are nothing; planning is everything.

If a problem cannot be solved, enlarge it

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president

Don't join the book burners... Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book.

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

Pessimism never won any battle

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it

You do not lead by hitting people over the head-that's assault, not leadership

Leadership is a word and a concept that has been more argued than almost any other I know. I am not one of the desk-pounding types that likes to stick out his jaw and look like he is bossing the show. I would far rather get behind and, recognizing the frailties and the requirements of human nature, would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.