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People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.

Norman Ralph Augustine

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Norman Ralph Augustine
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: July 27
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Denver
Colorado
Norman R. Augustine
Norman Augustine
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One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.'
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The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity.
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Law Number XXXII: Hiring consultants to conduct studies can be an excellent means of turning problems into gold, your problems into their gold.
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Law Number XXXIX: Never promise to complete any project within six months of the end of the year, in either direction.
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Law Number V: One-tenth of the participants produce over one-third of the output. Increasing the number of participants merely reduces the average output.
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Law Number XXIX: Executives who do not produce successful results hold on to their jobs only about five years. Those who produce effective results hang on about half a decade.
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If you can afford to advertise, you don't need to.
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The most unsuccessful three years in the education of cost estimators appears to be fifth-grade arithmetic.
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Simple systems are not feasible because they require infinite testing.
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It's easy to get a loan unless you need it.
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The more time you spend talking about what you have been doing, the less time you have to do what you have been talking about. Eventually, you spend more and more time talking about less and less until finally you spend all of your time talking about nothing.
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Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving market in the sale of books on how to fix them.
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Law Number XVI: In the year 2054, the entire defense budget will purchase just one aircraft. This aircraft will have to be shared by the Air Force and Navy 3-1/2 days each per week except for leap year, when it will be made available to the Marines for the extra day.
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Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters.
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Regulations grow at the same rate as weeds.
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If today were half as good as tomorrow is supposed to be, it would probably be twice as good as yesterday was.
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Hardware works best when it matters the least.
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