1.   Better to be safe, and all that.

2.   Better to be in philosophy than have the facilities which has greatly benefited the charge payers and the people who think right across the board.

3.   Better to be in the Senate, where the incredible time demands of campaigning come along every six years instead of every two.

4.   Better to be the most unpopular driver than the most ignored driver.

5.   Better to be Susan Smith or Amy Fisher than nothing, she decides, dazzled by the glare of approaching television lights.

6.   Better to be a have or a have-not?

7.   Better to be a kid again, unbothered by the whys and the wherefores.

8.   Better to be clear about the international standards expected, whether on trade, human rights or the use of force, and deal with China on all fronts.

9.   Better to be at the top of a pile of junk than in the bottom of the rubble.

10.   Better to be prepared.