The process of competitively selecting contractors to perform work is based on a system of rewards and penalties, all distributed randomly.
If today were half as good as tomorrow is supposed to be, it would probably be twice as good as yesterday was.
A billion saved is a billion earned.
Hardware works best when it matters the least.
There are no lazy veteran lion hunters.
Law Number XXVIII: It is better to be the reorganizer than the reorganizee.