"I fired him because he wouldn't obey orders. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son-of-a-bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of …"

"I've tried my best. That's all I can do."

"Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes."

"The greatest part of all the Presidential troubles are the people who claim that they are the President's friends."

"It is a terrible thing for a man to get a reputation for being a storyteller. When you tell a story, they don't believe you."