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Cheops law

Adage written by Robert A. Heinlein From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Cheops' Law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as, Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.[1][2]

Written by Robert A. Heinlein; attributed to his fictitious character Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love (1973)[3] and later in The Notebooks Of Lazarus Long.

See also

  • Hofstadter's law: "It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law."

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