“Never make a decision. Let someone else make it and then if it turns out to be the wrong one, you can disclaim it, and if it is the right one you can abide by it.” IfsTurnsDecision Author:Howard Hughes
“I put the sweat of my life into this project, and if it's a failure, I'll leave the country and never come back.” IfsCountryProjectsFlightAviationSweat Author:Howard Hughes
“I am by nature a perfectionist, and I seem to have trouble allowing anything to go through in a half-perfect condition. So if I made any mistake it was in working too hard and in doing too much of it with my own hands.” IfsMadeHardHandsSeemsMy OwnPerfectMistakeHalfToo MuchTroubleConditionsAllowingPerfectionistPerfect ConditionsWorking Too Hard Author:Howard Hughes
“I am determined to elect a president of our choosing this year and one who will be deeply indebted, and who will recognize his indebtedness. Since I am willing to go beyond all limitations on this, I think we should be able to select a candidate and a party who knows the facts of political life....If we select Nixon, then he, I know for sure knows the facts of life.” IfsThinkingKnowsShouldYearsFactsAblePoliticalPresidentPartyWillingDeterminedLimitationCandidatesSelectFacts Of LifePolitical LifeIndebtedI Am DeterminedIndebtedness Author:Howard Hughes
“Sometimes I truly fear that I am losing my mind. And if I did it it would be like flying blind.” IfsMindSometimesWould BeLosingBlindFlyingAviatorLosing My Mind Author:Howard Hughes
“If I have made a mistake in the design, then I'm the one who should pay for it. I certainly would not ask somebody else to fly a plane if I were afraid to do it myself.” IfsShouldMadeAsksPayMistakeDesignPlanesMaking MistakesMade A Mistake Author:Howard Hughes