"Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later"

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Source : "The Mythical Man-Month," Datamation, Dec. 1974

Fred Brooks

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“My dad just imprinted in my mind from a very young age that you always do what you say you're gonna do when you say you're gonna do it.”

Source : "What I've Learned: Senator Bob Corker (R, Tenn.)" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. October 18, 2010.
“Loquacity with tongue or pen is its own reward -- or, punishment.”
“War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.”
“For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of more service than civil war.”
“I can say, hands down, 'Annapolis' is the most challenging film I've ever taken on.”
“But if I didn't have to make money, I would still play my horn.”
“There's a huge misconception that innovation is mostly about inventing or coming up with cool new things. More often than not, innovation is about figuring out what people really need or want but can't have or afford.”
“I long for another human face just as I fear it.”

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