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A Quote by Norman Ralph Augustine

Law Number XXXIX: Never promise to complete any project within six months of the end of the year, in either direction. — © Norman Ralph Augustine

Law Number XXXIX: Never promise to complete any project within six months of the end of the year, in either direction.

Norman Ralph Augustine

Norman Ralph Augustine

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Norman Ralph Augustine

Norman Ralph Augustine
American - Author
Born: July 27, 1935

I was approached to do something for seven years, and it was a quality project. I did seriously think about it, but I didn't want to be away for six months of the year. I've never done the L.A. thing where you go and have loads of meetings; I can't say to my wife, 'I'm going to wait by a pool for six months.'

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Before taking up law, I studied medicine for six months and then tried my hand at fashion designing for another six months. I wanted to find something that excited me. Finally, it was law that captured my interest.

Mawra Hocane

Mawra Hocane

Suppose aliens invade the earth and threaten to obliterate it in a year's time unless human beings can find the Ramsey number for red five and blue five. We could marshal the world's best minds and fastest computers, and within a year we could probably calculate the value. If the aliens demanded the Ramsey number for red six and blue six, however, we would have no choice but to launch a preemptive attack.

Paul Erdos

Paul Erdos

The too-big-to-fail reform project is massive in scope. In my view, it holds real promise. But the project will take years to complete. Success is not assured.

Jerome Powell

Jerome Powell

I had a stormy graduate career, where every week we would have a shouting match. I kept doing deals where I would say, 'Okay, let me do neural nets for another six months, and I will prove to you they work.' At the end of the six months, I would say, 'Yeah, but I am almost there. Give me another six months.'

Geoffrey Hinton

Geoffrey Hinton

I'm narrating the television series Biography. I'm still involved in my music - I have a new album out. I have an animated project in development. I'm writing a lot of things and you never know if one of them is going to become a six or seven year project.

Bill Mumy

Bill Mumy

No company can promise an end date, but if you have multiple debts, the first one should be settled within a year.

Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky

I was once being interviewed by Barbara Walters. In between two of the segments she asked me: "But what would you do if the doctor gave you only six months to live?" I said, "Type faster." This was widely quoted, but the "six months" was changed to "six minutes," which bothered me. It's "six months."

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

I co-pastor now, so I preach six months, then another guy preaches six months. So that's really why I'm preparing for January, because I'll finish in June; then I'll be writing and doing other projects for the rest of the year.

Max Lucado

Max Lucado

When I look back at 2003, it was the best year I've ever had creatively: having 'Transatlanctism' and 'Give Up come' out in the course of six months. I'll never have another year like that.

Ben Gibbard

Ben Gibbard

We may be together for another six months—a year—there’s no knowing. At the end we’re certain to be apart. Do you realize how utterly alone we shall be?

George Orwell

George Orwell

Just getting paid for six months out of the year is unacceptable in any kind of job.

Jessica McDonald

Jessica McDonald

Months are different in college, especially freshman year. Too much happens. Every freshman month equals six regular months—they're like dog months.

Rainbow Rowell

Rainbow Rowell

If I focus solely on developing new material, then I can get a new 45 minute to an hour in about six months. Then I'll work on it and work on it and can make it killer within another six months or so.

Ari Shaffir

Ari Shaffir

In Bollywood, on an average, movies are made in six months or a year, but Puri completed 'Loafer' in two months.

Disha Patani

Disha Patani

I do think everything that happens in American pop culture sort of prescribes for England and does end up happening there six months later, maybe a year.

Emma Forrest

Emma Forrest

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