For every scientific (or engineering) action, there is an equal and opposite social reaction. Norman Ralph Augustine More Quotes by Norman Ralph Augustine More Quotes From Norman Ralph Augustine People do not win people fights. Lawyers do. Norman Ralph Augustine fightingwinningpeople Motivation will almost always beat mere talent. Norman Ralph Augustine successinspirationallife Simply stated, it is sagacious to eschew obfuscation. Norman Ralph Augustine obfuscationinspirational One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.' Norman Ralph Augustine humorexpressionfunny 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. Norman Ralph Augustine lawnumberstalking One should expect that the expected can be prevented, but the unexpected should have been expected. Norman Ralph Augustine unexpectedliteratureshould-have Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters. Norman Ralph Augustine auditorswatertwo 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. Norman Ralph Augustine marineairyears 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. Norman Ralph Augustine degradationaggravationcost Too often technology is perceived as the problem rather than the solution; as something to be avoided rather than embraced. This is about as logical as my daughter's observing, while our family was driving through an unfamiliar city, "Trying to read a map while driving causes all the traffic lights to turn green." Norman Ralph Augustine familydaughtertechnology If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice. Norman Ralph Augustine would-beexpertsadvice A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better. Norman Ralph Augustine hungrypetdog The early bird gets the worm. The early worm... gets eaten. Norman Ralph Augustine wormsinspirationbird Law Number XXXVI: The thickness of the proposal required to win a multimillion dollar contract is about one millimeter per million dollars. If all the proposals conforming to this standard were piled on top of each other at the bottom of the Grand Canyon it would probably be a good idea. Norman Ralph Augustine lawwinningideas 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. Norman Ralph Augustine lawnumbersaverage The optimum committee has no members. Norman Ralph Augustine committeesmembersinspiration Law Number XXXII: Hiring consultants to conduct studies can be an excellent means of turning problems into gold, your problems into their gold. Norman Ralph Augustine lawnumbersmean We believe in the wisdom once expressed by the hockey star Wayne Gretzky, who explained his success by saying, 'I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.' Norman Ralph Augustine hockeystarsbelieve All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you have in mind?' Norman Ralph Augustine consultantseuthanasiamind Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread. Norman Ralph Augustine foolincumbents
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