I tell this story to illustrate the truth of the statement I heard long ago in the Army: Plans are worthless, but planning is everything. There is a very great distinction because when you are planning for an emergency you…

Quote by Dwight David Eisenhower

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I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new-one...

I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new-one...

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do...

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do...

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

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

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Pessimism never won any battle.

Pessimism never won any battle.

Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one.

Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one.

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had...

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had...

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more...

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more...

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

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

Freedom bestows on us the priceless gift of opportunity - if we neglect our opportunities...

Freedom bestows on us the priceless gift of opportunity - if we neglect our opportunities...

There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back...

There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back...

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had...

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had...

When the shallow critics denounce the profit motive inherent in our system of private enterprise,...

When the shallow critics denounce the profit motive inherent in our system of private enterprise,...

Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states.

Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states.

Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he...

Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he...

I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to...

I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to...

We don't care really about children as a society and television reflects that indifference to...

We don't care really about children as a society and television reflects that indifference to...

Burglars, judging by our statistics, define opportunity as an unoccupied, unlocked house stocked with portable...

Burglars, judging by our statistics, define opportunity as an unoccupied, unlocked house stocked with portable...

Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself.

Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself.