I'm actually following the advice that Tom Dewey (who lost the 1948 presidential election to Harry Truman) gave Richard Nixon in 1960 (the year Nixon lost the presidential election to John Kennedy). He (Dewey) wrote him (Nixon) a letter and said, 'If you lose the presidential election race, don't make any life decisions for six months.'

Bill Bradley

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Nixon probably was a nice guy.

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Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner. -General Omar Bradley.

— General Omar Bradley

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A word to the wise ain't necessary -- it's the stupid ones who need the advice.

A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need the advice.

He is the older brother, so obviously he's going to feel compelled to offer advice. I'm the younger brother, so I'm going to be more of a rebel about that sort of thing.

— Bill Keffer