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“Okay. Apprentice, I command you to…think! Being a man of action is fine, but you need to think before you act.�� “That’s.…�� Phillip held up a hand. “Stop! Did you think about what you’re about to say?�� “No.�� “Then take a moment. Think about what you were going to say, what you have riding on my continued good will, and how I’m likely to react to the words you were about to let fall from your mouth like a partially chewed mouthful of spoiled cheese.�� They stood in silence for a moment as the pedestrians passed them by. Finally Phillip broke the silence. “Have you thought about it?�� “Yes.�� “Do you still intend to say whatever it was?�� “No.�� “Excellent! You have pleased me, my apprentice! Well done! I’m delighted at the prospect of all the marvelous things you’re not going to say in the future! You know, the less you talk, the more people assume that what you’re not saying is important.”