Success and Failure

You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd.

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You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

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You cannot produce a baby in one month by impregnating nine women.

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While anyone can admit to themselves they were wrong, the true test is admission to someone else.

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Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.

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Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant.

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Some day my boat will come in, and with my luck I'll be at the airport.

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Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.

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Small minds are the first to condemn great ideas.

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Silverman's Law: If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will.

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Reach for the moon and if you miss at least you will land among the stars.

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Putt's Law: Technology is dominated by two types of people: Those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.

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Perfection is only achieved on the point of collapse.

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Official Project Stages: (1) Uncritical Acceptance. (2) Wild Enthusiasm. (3) Dejected Disillusionment. (4) Total Confusion. (5) Search for the Guilty. (6) Punishment of the Innocent. (7) Promotion of the Non-participants.

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Never make anything simple and efficient when a way can be found to make it complex and wonderful.

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Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules: The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.

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Non-Reciprocal Laws of Expectations: Negative expectations yield negative results. Positive expectations yield negative results.

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Nothing is difficult to those who have the will.

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Once you've tried to change the world you find it's a whole bunch easier to change your mind.

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Only those who do not expect anything are never disappointed. Only those who never try, never fail.

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