Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.

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In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to...

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday...

An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday...

If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance...

If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance...

Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the...

Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the...

It's better to have loved and lost than to do forty pounds of laundry a...

It's better to have loved and lost than to do forty pounds of laundry a...

Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.

Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.

Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.

A man convinced against his will is not convinced.

A man convinced against his will is not convinced.

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard...

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard...

Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage...

Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage...

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.

When in doubt or danger, run in circles, scream and shout.

When in doubt or danger, run in circles, scream and shout.

A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.

A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.