I know you do. Specifically, though, you lack the ability to handle ordinary people-shall we say, stupid people. You lack a certain deviousness, a certain ability to sidestep, and if you are dealing with someone who is both powerful in government and somewhat stupid, you can easily endanger the Project and, for that matter, your own life, simply because you are too frank. from: Hari Seldon, talking to Tamwile Elar Issac Azimov, Forward the Foundation I have a problem. Well, I have many problems, but for today I am focusing on bluntness. I definitely have a lack of political facility as I speak my mind before I think about how it'll affect things. I definitely afflict myself with my attitude of not suffering fools gladly. Oh yes, and I don't think about the people aspect enough when making "suggestions" for changes in things. "You should" and "we should" absolutely flow from my mouth too much, both in spe...