Beginnings I dislike …

“With all due respect …”

This almost always means precisely the opposite.

“Honestly? …”

Well, of course you idiot. What? You usually tell untruths?

“95% of all …”

Stats are funny things. Misquoted, miss-used and made up much of the time.

“Trust me …”

Trust, in my experience, can only ever be earned. And it begins by making small promises and keeping them. When someone asks for it … yikes!