Regulations grow at the same rate as weeds. |
Simple systems are not feasible because they require infinite testing. |
Simply stated, it is sagacious to eschew obfuscation. |
Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases. |
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. |
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. |
The last 10 percent of performance generates one-third of the cost and two-thirds of the problems. |
The most unsuccessful four years in the education of a cost-estimator is fifth grade arithmetic. |
The process of competitively selecting contractors to perform work is based on a system of rewards and penalties, all distributed randomly. |
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. |
There are many highly successful businesses in the United States. There are also many highly paid executives. The policy is not to intermingle the two. |
There are no lazy veteran lion hunters. |
There are no lazy veteran lion hunters. |
Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters. |