Norman Ralph Augustine

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

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 the managers would fly off.

People working in the private sector should try to save money. There remains the possibility that it may someday be valuable again.

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

One cannot legislate problems out of existence. It has been tried.

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.

A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an artist.

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

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.

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

Hardware works best when it matters the least.

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.