Arthur Bloch Quotes & Sayings

The universe is simmering down, like a giant stew left to cook for four billion years. Sooner or later we won't be able to tell the carrots from the onions. — Arthur Bloch

Any given program will expand to fill all available memory. — Arthur Bloch

A computer program does what you tell it to do, not what you want it to do. — Arthur Bloch

An expert is the one who predicts the job will take the longest and cost the most. — Arthur Bloch

If your project doesn't work, look for the part that you didn't think was important. — Arthur Bloch

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising. — Arthur Bloch

A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection. — Arthur Bloch

Don't force it; get a bigger hammer. — Arthur Bloch

A conclusion is the place where you get tired of thinking. — Arthur Bloch

Dunn's Law:

Careful planning is no substitute for dumb luck. — Arthur Bloch

People who can least afford to pay rent, pay rent. People who can most afford to pay rent, build up equity. — Arthur Bloch

Enough research will tend to support your conclusions. — Arthur Bloch

Investment in reliability will increase until it exceeds the probable cause of errors, or until someone insists on getting some useful work done. — Arthur Bloch

The 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. — Arthur Bloch

If you improve or tinker with something long enough, eventually it will break or malfunction. — Arthur Bloch

Friends come and go but enemies accumulate. — Arthur Bloch

When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly. — Arthur Bloch

First Rule of Acting: Whatever happens, look as if it were intended. — Arthur Bloch

A man without religion is like a fish without a bicycle. — Arthur Bloch

If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong. — Arthur Bloch

HLADE'S LAW:

If you have a difficult task give it to a lazy man - he will find an easier way to do it. — Arthur Bloch