By the time the people asking the questions are ready for the answers, the people doing the work have lost track of the questions.

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It costs a lot to build bad products.

It costs a lot to build bad products.

If a sufficient number of management layers are superimposed on top of each other, it...

If a sufficient number of management layers are superimposed on top of each other, it...

If you can afford to advertise, you don't need to.

If you can afford to advertise, you don't need to.

Simple systems are not feasible because they require infinite testing.

Simple systems are not feasible because they require infinite testing.

If the Earth could be made to rotate twice as fast, managers would get twice...

If the Earth could be made to rotate twice as fast, managers would get twice...

Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is currently estimated.

Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is currently estimated.

Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread.

Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread.

There are no lazy veteran lion hunters.

There are no lazy veteran lion hunters.

People working in the private sector should try to save money. There remains the possibility...

People working in the private sector should try to save money. There remains the possibility...

The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision...

The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision...

By the time of the United States Tricentennial, there will be more government workers than...

By the time of the United States Tricentennial, there will be more government workers than...

Regulations grow at the same rate as weeds.

Regulations grow at the same rate as weeds.

One should expect that the expected can be prevented, but the unexpected should have been...

One should expect that the expected can be prevented, but the unexpected should have been...

Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with...

Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with...

It's easy to get a loan unless you need it.

It's easy to get a loan unless you need it.

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.

Decreased business base increases overhead. So does increased business base.

Decreased business base increases overhead. So does increased business base.

People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.

People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.

The optimum committee has no members.

The optimum committee has no members.

A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better.

A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better.