Ivan Allen Quotations

Atlanta? I think it's the greatest city anywhere I know of.

The only thing you think of is that you are in the middle and that you've got to find a way to stop it.

A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. There are a lot of reasons for Atlanta being a special town in the Civil Rights era.

The city of Atlanta has always had a good spirit.

We didn't make the mistakes that many other cities did.

My grandmother was a maid and baby sitter, ... From the time she was a teenager until she was 85 years old, she was working for somebody. Both she and my mother took on whatever jobs they could. Anything to have an extra dime or quarter. They made tremendous sacrifices.

When I think about all the men and women all over the world who have signed up for much longer than two years, this is the least I can do,

When you look at a list of companies we serve . . . you start to get a feel for what we are able to do in customizing our training to meet your needs.

This aircraft signifies many rescues. Many men were saved because this aircraft was able to get to them.

I'm particularly interested in how all the functions of a military organization this size are integrated,

I had fun with it, ... I've been called everything from his grandson to his great-nephew.

I can't tell you some of the things I did as a teenager, but some folks didn't give up on me.