"I have learned that it is a great mistake to try to please everybody."

"I've no patience with people who are always whining about the Negro problem. We've got a Negro problem because the Negroes are not yet equal to white people in intelligence and civilization. But they …"

"I've often wondered if the best way to get a job done is to find a lazy man and assign him to it. He'll find the easiest way."

"I have practically given up on the human race."

"The President of the United States has to be a leader, and if he isn't, he isn't worth his salt."