The very definition of "emergency" is that it is unexpected, therefore it is not going to happen the way you are planning.

Education is the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.

This faith can give us courage to face the uncertainties of the future. It will give our tired feet new strength as we continue our forward stride toward the city of freedom.

Every time I think that I'm getting old and gradually going to the grave, something else happens.

There's no absolutes in life - only vodka.

Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.