When they bet on the wrong person and lose, they do lose a little clout. If you're going to use your political capital that way, you better win. If you lose, you can pay dearly.

Don't bet more than you can afford to lose

Bruce was after me for years to move into town. When we did, we didn't lose a single staffer. We even had people who sold their houses and moved into the city. It's energizing.

When they circumcised him they threw away the wrong bit

The person I talked to didn't believe me when I told her I was getting the wrong bill. She kept telling me that the duplex may be wired wrong.

If you lose a man because you thought the best but were all wrong, then that's his fault. If you lose him because you thought the very worst and were wrong, then that's yours. And there's nothing so sad as missing out on love for lack of a little faith.