Stop the Party While Everyone's Dancing

“vetoed this suggestion. I have found from experience at big parties that it is most important to stop them when everybody is having a wonderful time. In the past, whenever I have paid the orchestra to stay over an extra hour, the whole affair would go into a tailspin and not end up the success it should have been.”

“Being unable to resist an optimistic note, the report ended: "The Management feels confident that the Corporation is in a splendid position to take full advantage of any opportunities that may be presented, and if business volume continues throughout the year at current rate, satisfactory results should be obtained." It took me many, many years before I learned to stop making predictions in”