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

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

“A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.”

“I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.”

“Never waste a minute thinking about people you don't like.”

“Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.”

“Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.”