If you don't hit a newspaper reader between the eyes with your first sentence, there is no need of writing a second one.
Writing good editorials is chiefly telling the people what they think not what you think.
A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.
Regret for time wasted can become a power for good in the time that remains if we will only stop the waste and the idle useless regretting.