"You know, it's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback. It's a lot harder to be a Saturday afternoon quarterback."

"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 them would be in jail."

"I've been cussed and discussed, boy, but I've never been licked."

"I've made some mistakes, but I've always tried to do what's right for the country."

"I don't want any more of these goddamned conferences. They never accomplish anything."