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The most unsuccessful three years in the education of cost estimators appears to be fifth-grade arithmetic.
Norman Ralph Augustine
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Norman Ralph Augustine
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: July 27
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Denver
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Norman R. Augustine
Norman Augustine
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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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People working in the private sector should try to save money. There remains the possibility that it may someday be valuable again.
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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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Hardware works best when it matters the least.
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Law Number IX: Acronyms and abbreviations should be used to the maximum extent possible to make trivial ideas profound ... Q.E.D.
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People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.
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Law Number XIV: After the year 2015, there will be no airplane crashes. There will be no takeoffs either, because electronics will occupy 100 percent of every airplane's weight.
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It is very expensive to achieve high unreliability. It is not uncommon to increase the cost of an item by a factor of ten for each factor of ten degradation accomplished.
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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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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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A recent government publication on the marketing of cabbage contains, according to one report, 26,941 words. It is noteworthy in this regard that the Gettysburg Address contains a mere 279 words while the Lord's Prayer comprises but 67.
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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 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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One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.'
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One cannot legislate problems out of existence. It has been tried.
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The more one produces, the less one gets.
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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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It's easy to get a loan unless you need it.
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One should expect that the expected can be prevented, but the unexpected should have been expected.
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