war, finally...

War, at first, is the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation that the other fellow will be worse off; then, the satisfaction that he isn't any better off; and, finally, the surprise at everyone's being worse off.
-Karl Kraus, writer (1874-1936)

...deadline

I don't need time. What I need is a deadline. 

-Duke Ellington, jazz pianist, composer, and conductor (1899-1974)

...obvious

Good systems make problems obvious.

Art of life

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much. 

-William Hazlitt, essayist (1778-1830)

make space...

You don’t find the present. 

You make space for it.