The purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do.

The strategies that managers employ are at least as important as the facilities at their disposal.

It is the concept of likelihood that a real understanding of probability resides, and we must learn how to measure it.

Too close a view may interfere with one's grasp of an overall problem or concept.

It is terribly important to appreciate that some things remain obscure to the bitter end.

The system of transportation is not coherent; it is not treated as integral. Roads compete with with railroads and airlines in chaotic fashion, and at immense cost to the nation.

There is, then, a logical priority about the arrangements, and logic has nothing to do with time.