We're looking as far ahead as we can, and we don't get penalized for mistakes.
The Gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.
The perversity of the Universe tends towards a maximum.
One mark of a good officer, he remembered, was the ability to make quick decisions. If they happen to be right, so much the better.
If one must explain a magic trick, one should do so after the show is over.
I don't have a strong interest in history.