I Come From The Very Heart Of

Make It A Practice To Avoid Hating Anyone. If Someone's Been Guilty Of Despicable Actions, Especially Toward Me, I Try To Forget Him. I Used To Follow A Practice - Somewhat Contrived, I Admit - To Write The Man's Name On A Piece Of Scrap Paper, Drop It Into The Lowest Drawer Of My Desk, And Say To Myself: "that Finishes The Incident, And So Far As I'm Concerned, That Fellow." The Drawer Became Over The Years A Sort Of Private Wastebasket For Crumbled-up Spite And Discarded Personalities.

We The People, Elect Leaders Not To Rule But To Serve

Speeches Are For The Younger Men Who Are Going Places. And I'm Not Going Anyplace Except Six Feet Under The Floor Of That Little Chapel Adjoining The Museum And Library At Abilene.

'worry' Is A Word That I Don't Allow Myself To Use.

First, Separate Ground, Sea And Air Warfare Is Gone Forever. If Ever Again We Should Be Involved In War, We Will Fight It In All Elements, With All Services, As One Single Concentrated Effort.