In order to provide coherence and confidence, the leader must dramatically turn down the noise level in the organization, eliminate any unnecessary distractions that inevitably get in the way of execution, and banish the fear of uncertainty.

2003, David E. Smith, The improvement of the Senate by nonconstitutional means. Protecting Canadian democracy: The Senate you never knew 5-18.

The boy was left with Bob Yancy mainly because nobody else would take him. Them's the facts. Now go on!

And dragon-flies sported around and cavorted, / As poets say dragon-flies ought to do; […]