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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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Norman Ralph Augustine

Norman Ralph Augustine is a distinguished businessman. Born on July 27, 1935, he is renowned for his remarkable achievements in the field of business. more

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“Law Number XV: The last 10 percent of performance generates one-third of the cost and two-thirds of the problems.”

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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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“Law Number XX: In any given year, Congress will appropriate the amount of funding approved the prior year plus three-fourths of whatever change the administration requests, minus 4-percent tax.”

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“Law Number XXIV: The only thing more costly than stretching the schedule of an established project is accelerating it, which is itself the most costly action known to man.”

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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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“Law Number XXVIII: It is better to be the reorganizer than the reorganizee.”

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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 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.”

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