The best way to get out of a situation is to never get into it in the first place.
释义：推究古代的事例来验证今天的情况，从而避免困惑；先揣度事情的始末，后仔细考虑，从而应对突发情况。这是对借鉴历史、谨慎行事的智慧的强调。
Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.
The world is a very complicated place, and it's not getting any simpler.