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“Law Number L: The average regulation has a life span one-fifth as long as a chimpanzee's and one-tenth as long as a human's, but four times as long as the official's who created it.”

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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 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 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.”

Years Law Numbers Percent Weight Airplane Crash Electronics Takeoff Airplane Crashes

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“Law Number XLIV: Aircraft flight in the 21st century will always be in a westerly direction, preferably supersonic, crossing time zones to provide the additional hours needed to fix the broken electronics.”

Law Hours Numbers Century Broken Needed Flight Zone 21st Century Crossings Aircraft Electronics Time Zones

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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.”

Has Beens Law Numbers Talking More Time

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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.”

Two Problem Lasts Law Numbers Cost Percent Performances Thirds

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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.”

Years Made Law Force Numbers Air Week Available Defense Budgets Extras Just One Leap Navy Marine Air Force Aircraft

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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.”

Years Law Three Given Numbers Amount Taxes Percent Congress Administration Appropriate Plus Funding Request Approved Minus

Author:Norman Ralph Augustine

“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.”

Men Action Law Numbers Known Projects Schedules Stretching

Author:Norman Ralph Augustine

“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.”

Years Jobs Law Results Numbers Half Successful Five Produce Decades Five Years Executives

Author:Norman Ralph Augustine

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

Author:Norman Ralph Augustine