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…

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

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

Regulations grow at the same rate as weeds.

Regulations grow at the same rate as weeds.

One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.'

One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.'

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

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

A billion saved is a billion earned.

A billion saved is a billion earned.

The more one produces, the less one gets.

The more one produces, the less one gets.

Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second...

Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second...

Hardware works best when it matters the least.

Hardware works best when it matters the least.

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 is very expensive to achieve high unreliability. It is not uncommon to increase the...

It is very expensive to achieve high unreliability. It is not uncommon to increase the...

The optimum committee has no members.

The optimum committee has no members.

Rank does not intimidate hardware. Neither does the lack of rank.

Rank does not intimidate hardware. Neither does the lack of rank.

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.

There are no lazy veteran lion hunters.

There are no lazy veteran lion hunters.

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.

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...

Most projects start out slowly - and then sort of taper off.

Most projects start out slowly - and then sort of taper off.

All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you...

All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you...

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...

People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.

People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.