Success and Failure

To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of them absent.

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To err is human, to forgive unusual.

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To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.

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There are two types of dirt: the dark kind, which is attracted to light objects, and the light kind, which is attracted to dark objects.

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There are people who make things happen, those who watch what happens, and those who wonder what happened.

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The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.

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The more you know, the less you need to show.

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The more you know, the less you think you know.

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The more you put into life, the less you will get.

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The number of people watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your action.

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The surest way of having something done is to forbid your kids to do it.

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The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it.

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The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.

Unknown, (Russian proverb), in Success and Failure

There are a lot of ways to become a failure, but never taking a chance is the most successful.

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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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People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them that Benjamin Franklin said it first.

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

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Nothing is difficult to those who have the will.

Unknown, (motto of the Dutch Poet's Society), in Success and Failure

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

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