The lack of numbers - missing on everything from how much we are spending to how many are being killed or wounded - is just stunning for this day and age.

Paradoxically, resource-rich developing countries are often worse off than comparable countries that lack those resources. One reason for this is that large resource endowments provide a huge financial incentive for attempts to overthrow the government and seize power.

Lack of enthusiasm killed more careers than the lack of talent.

The thing that hurt us was lack of people. If we had numbers, it would have been a different match.

If they were killed by a shark or crocodile ... if that happened the boat would have been found,

'What am I missing?' is a much more important question than 'How cool am I?'