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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.
Norman Ralph Augustine
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Norman Ralph Augustine
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: July 27
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The more one produces, the less one gets.
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All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you have in mind?'
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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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