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

Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases.

Law Number XXIV: The only thing more costly than stretching the schedule of an established project is accelerating it, which is itself the most costly action known to man.

A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better.

Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is currently estimated.

Law Number XLIV: Aircraft flight in the 21st century will always be in a westerly direction, preferably supersonic, crossing time zones to provide the additional hours needed to fix the broken electronics.

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