"Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always make you less than you are."

"When in doubt, duck."

"There is never enough time, unless you're serving it."

"You can judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing to them or for them."

"If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues' initials on 'em, and pass them along. When in doubt, route."

"It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem."

"Martyrdom... is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability."

"The Army has carried the American ... ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability."

"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor."

"The less their ability, the more their conceit."

"It is a great ability to be able to conceal one's ability."

"Nerds don't just happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as a prophylactic measure against stupidity."