Boating Retirement Quotes & Sayings

In fact, the average programming manager would prefer that a project be estimated at twelve months and take twelve than that the same project be estimated at six months and take nine. This is an area where some psychological study could be rewarding, but there are indications from other situations that it is not the mean length of estimated time that annoys people but, rather, the standard deviation in the actual time taken. Thus, most people would prefer to wait a fixed ten minutes for the bus each morning than to wait one minute on four days and twenty-six minutes once a week-. Even though the average wait is six minutes in the second case, the derangement caused by one long and unexpected delay more than compensates for this disadvantage. If — Gerald M. Weinberg

And then a great thing in my life was going to India. — Beatrice Wood

Well, it was most likely too late; there would not be time for me to flagellate myself for every dishonorable deed in that list, nor any chance to make good the harms I'd done. Minor harms, to be sure, in the scheme of things; but large enough to regret. — Clive Barker

A headsman's sword is no fit end for brave Ser Gregor. We have prayed so long for his death, it is only fair that he pray for it as well. — George R R Martin

In the years since then, those four freedoms - freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear - have stood as a summary of our aspirations for the American Republic and for the world. — Lyndon B. Johnson

The right side of his face was sore, the left side tender with beard burn. Regardless that smiling made his face ache; he couldn't stop it when he thought about his and Judge's kiss. That mind-consuming-all-encompassing-soul-searching kiss. And did Judge say that Michaels was his? — A.E. Via

I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace. — Edward Lear

A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there. — Jon Postel

It doesn't pay to ignore warnings. Even when they don't make sense. — Debra Doyle