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.

Hardware works best when it matters the least.

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

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.

Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving market in the sale of books on how to fix them.

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

For every scientific (or engineering) action, there is an equal and opposite social reaction.