All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin. – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Wise men are instructed in reason; Men of less understanding by experience; The most unknowing learn by necessity. Wise men do in the beginning what fools do in the end. – Source Unknown
We have actually experienced in recent months a dramatic demonstration of an unprecedented intelligence failure, perhaps the most significant intelligence failure in the history of the United States. – Zbigniew Brzezinski
In contemplation, if a man begins with certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon