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

If you can afford to advertise, you don't need to.

Only by providing leading-edge human capital and knowledge capital can American continue to maintain a high standard of living, including providing national security for its citizens.

Law Number XIV: After the year 2015, there will be no airplane crashes. There will be no takeoffs either, because electronics will occupy 100 percent of every airplane's weight.

It is very expensive to achieve high unreliability. It is not uncommon to increase the cost of an item by a factor of ten for each factor of ten degradation accomplished.

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

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.