"I make mistakes like the next man. In fact, being--forgive me--rather cleverer than most men, my mistakes tend to be correspondingly huger.”
The smarter the people are, the more confident they'll sound talking about things they know jack shit about. Smart, not wise - if they are wise, you will hear admittance, humility and openness at every step of decision-making.
It is not (usually) the intent of the former to possess attitudes as dangerous as theirs, but those around them who care would do well to remind them of it.
