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"There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal."

"I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force."

"Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling."

"Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not."

"Another adverse factor was the way the Russians received continual reinforcements from their back areas, as they fell back. It seemed to us that as soon as one force was wiped out, the path was blocked by the arrival of a fresh force."

"We're about to shoot an episode on Air Force One, for instance, and we're going to take liberties, small liberties, with Air Force One, as we take small liberties with our White House set."

"I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away."
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"The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm."

"Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people."

"If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good."

"Once an organization loses its spirit of pioneering and rests on its early work, its progress stops."

"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work."

"Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops."

"Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new."

"The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it's very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to emphasize the similarities between you and the customer."
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