Every clarification breeds new questions.

If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.

The Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules - the first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.

First Rule of Acting: Whatever happens, look as if it were intended.

When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly.

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.

A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.