There is such a thing as tempting the gods. TalkIng too much, too soon and with too much self-satisfaction has always seemed to me a sure way to court disaster.... The forces of retribution are always listening. They never sleep.
Source: In Newsweek, 1991.
-- Meg Greenfield, (Dec 27 1930-1999), US journalist; She was the long time editor of the Washington Post editorial page.