The laws of probability not only permit coincidences; they absolutely insist on them. - Charles Sheffield

Never get involved in a venture with a man who inherited his money and didn’t earn any himself. He’ll assume he’s smarter than you are, just because he’s rich and you’re not, and he’ll expect you to bow down to his greatness because for all his life people have.

Kallik’s explanation was neat, logical, and complete. Like most such explanations, it was, in Hans Rebka’s view, almost certainly wrong. That was not the way the real world operated.

Professor Lang's important work, with all due respect, does not answer that question." The knife, sliding in hidden behind the compliment. "With all due respect" meant "with no respect at all.