Norman Ralph Augustine
Norman Ralph Augustine
Norman Ralph Augustineis a U.S. aerospace businessman who served as Under Secretary of the Army from 1975 to 1977. Augustine served as chairman of the Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth27 July 1935
CountryUnited States of America
Norman Ralph Augustine quotes about
book literature products
Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving market in the sale of books on how to fix them.
literature tasks more-time
Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is currently estimated.
matter literature hardware
Hardware works best when it matters the least.
numbers literature layers
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.
order data giving
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.
airplane years law
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.
law ideas numbers
Law Number IX: Acronyms and abbreviations should be used to the maximum extent possible to make trivial ideas profound ... Q.E.D.
stars believe hockey
We believe in the wisdom once expressed by the hockey star Wayne Gretzky, who explained his success by saying, 'I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.'
rewards penalties process
The process of competitively selecting contractors to perform work is based on a system of rewards and penalties, all distributed randomly.
law time-zones numbers
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 numbers talking
Law Number XLVIII: The more time you spend talking about what you have been doing, the less time you have to spend doing what you have been talking about. Eventually, you spend more and more time talking about less and less until finally you spend all your time talking about nothing.
marine air years
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.
law numbers
Law Number XXVIII: It is better to be the reorganizer than the reorganizee.
years law numbers
Law Number XXXIX: Never promise to complete any project within six months of the end of the year, in either direction.