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Lieutenant Dunbar wasn't really swallowed. But that was the
first word that stuck in his head.
Lieutenant Dunbar wasn't really swallowed. But that was the
first word that stuck in his head.
Acheson's Rule of Bureaucracy: A memorandum is written not to
inform the reader but to protect the writer.
Acheson's Rule of Bureaucracy: A memorandum is written not to
inform the reader but to protect the writer.
Ade's Law: Anybody can win--unless there happens to be a second
entry.
Ade's Law: Anybody can win--unless there happens to be a second
entry.
A system tends to grow in complexity instead of simplicity, until
the resulting unreliability becomes intolerable.
A system tends to grow in complexity instead of simplicity, until
the resulting unreliability becomes intolerable.
Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not
entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the read more
Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not
entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the answer, you
shouldn't have asked the question.
A real person has two reasons for doing anything . . . a good
reason and the real reason.
A real person has two reasons for doing anything . . . a good
reason and the real reason.
Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end
of the tunnel is the read more
Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end
of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train.
A free agent is anything but.
A free agent is anything but.
Acton's Law: Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts
absolutely.
Acton's Law: Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts
absolutely.