Leadership is about making the tough decisions when no one else will.
I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
A good scientist is like a detective, always looking for clues in the details.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.