Here's a mathematical diddy from Mr. Blaise Durante, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acquisition Integration) U.S. Air Force . who coined the phrase "there are two usually two phases of a project - too early to tell and too late to stop."
if:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
is represented by
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Then
H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K = 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
And
K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E = 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5= 98%
But
A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
And,
B-U-L-L-S-*-*-T = 2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%
And, look how far a**kissing will take you
A-*-*-K-I-S-S-I-N-G = 1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%
So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that… While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there … it’s the Bulls**t and A**kissing that will put you over the top.
