We believe in the wisdom once expressed by the hockey star Wayne Gretzky, who explained his success by saying, 'I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.'

Law Number V: One-tenth of the participants produce over one-third of the output. Increasing the number of participants merely reduces the average output.

Law Number XX: In any given year, Congress will appropriate the amount of funding approved the prior year plus three-fourths of whatever change the administration requests, minus 4-percent tax.

Law Number XV: The last 10 percent of performance generates one-third of the cost and two-thirds of the problems.

It's easy to get a loan unless you need it.

Law Number XXVIII: It is better to be the reorganizer than the reorganizee.

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