I knew I was going to be composing. It all makes sense in retrospect. But you don't know while you're in the process of improvising your life.

Everything, in retrospect, is obvious. But if everything were obvious, authors of histories of financial folly would be rich . . .

These things are always easier to say in retrospect that you shouldn't have done it. We did it because I think he deserved it. He asked for it. Based on what he had done for the Giants, I think he deserved it at the time. He played more games than anyone else on the team ? 152 games ? he was the MVP again. Possibly by showing that respect for him and what he had done for the Giants, it might have been another motivation and inspiration for him to give the best he possibly could for the Giants.

In retrospect, if we'd have done that it might have helped.

Hurry! I never hurry. I have no time to hurry. - Responding to his publisher's request that he hurry his completion of a composition.

Oft has good nature been the fool's defence, And honest meaning gilded want of sense.