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
fighting winning people
People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.
fitness motivation talent
Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.
funny humor expression
One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.'
obfuscation
Simply stated, it is sagacious to eschew obfuscation.
track people asking
By the time the people asking the questions are ready for the answers, the people doing the work have lost track of the questions.
family daughter technology
Too often technology is perceived as the problem rather than the solution; as something to be avoided rather than embraced. This is about as logical as my daughter's observing, while our family was driving through an unfamiliar city, "Trying to read a map while driving causes all the traffic lights to turn green."
weed marijuana regulation
Regulations grow at the same rate as weeds.
should-have unexpected has-beens
One should expect that the expected can be prevented, but the unexpected should have been expected.
yesterday today half
If today were half as good as tomorrow is supposed to be, it would probably be twice as good as yesterday was.
dog pet hungry
A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better.
science law literature
Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases.
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.