The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion.

I accepted that if you have a problem, you must face it and not gloss over it.

If you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution.

The best way to solve any problem is to remove the cause.

You've got to have a problem that you want to solve; a wrong that you want to right.

Crises there will continue to be. In meeting them, whether foreign or domestic, great or small, there is a recurring temptation to feel that some spectacular and costly action could become the miraculous solution to all current difficulties.