Norman R. Augustine Quotes

United States, Businessman
July 27, 1935

Norman Ralph Augustine is a U.S. aerospace businessman who served as United States Under Secretary of the Army from 1975 to 1977. Augustine served as chairman of the Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee.

Hiring consultants to conduct studies can be an excellent means of turning problems into gold, your problems into their gold.

Norman R. Augustine
- Problem
- Gold
- Turning
If you can afford to advertise, you don't need to.

Norman R. Augustine
- Need
- Afford
- Advertise

People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.

Norman R. Augustine
- Win
- Fight
- Lawyers
The more one produces, the less one gets.

Norman R. Augustine
- More
- Gets
- Produces
Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

Norman R. Augustine
- Talent
- motivation
- Beat
One should expect that the expected can be prevented, but the unexpected should have been expected.

Norman R. Augustine
- Expect
- Expected
- Prevent
Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread.

Norman R. Augustine
- Fools
- Rush
- Tread
Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters.

Norman R. Augustine
- Earth
- Water
- Covered

If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice.

Norman R. Augustine
- Advice
- Selling
- Experts
A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better.

Norman R. Augustine
- Dog
- Hungry
- Hunt