Norman Ralph Augustine quotes

If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice. (Norman Ralph Augustine)
Motivation will almost always beat mere talent. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.' View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
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. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
The early bird gets the worm.The early worm... gets eaten. View quote
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People do not win people fights. Lawyers do. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
There are no lazy veteran lion hunters. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you have in mind?' View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an artist. (Norman Ralph Augustine)
A billion saved is a billion earned. View quote
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Decreased business base increases overhead. So does increased business base. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
By the time of the United States Tricentennial, there will be more government workers than there are workers. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
Simple systems are not feasible because they require infinite testing. View quote
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By the time the people asking the questions are ready for the answers, the people doing the work have lost track of the questions. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
If the Earth could be made to rotate twice as fast, managers would get twice as much done. If the Earth could be made to rotate twenty times as fast, everyone else would get twice as much done since all the managers would fly off. View quote
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It costs a lot to build bad products. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
Most projects start out slowly - and then sort of taper off. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
Hardware works best when it matters the least. (Norman Ralph Augustine)
The more one produces, the less one gets. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
If a sufficient number of management layers are superimposed on top of each other, it can be assured that disaster is not left to chance. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
The best way to make a silk purse from a sow's ear is to begin with a silk sow. The same is true of money. View quote
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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. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine

Norman Ralph Augustine

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Occupation: American Author
Born: July 27, 1935
Quotes count: 39