"Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters."
"Law Number XXIX: Executives who do not produce successful results hold on to their jobs only about five years. Those who produce effective results hang on about half a decade."
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Source: Augustine's Laws. Book by Norman Ralph Augustine, 1983.
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