Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.

Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems.

Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment.

I tend over the years to have developed a certain hesitancy about believing that headlines tell the whole story.

Learn to say 'I don't know.' If used when appropriate, it will be often.

Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented.

The absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence