Modern Proverbs Appeal

[Amy West]

I've heard a variant in an editorial services company:

You can be quick, good, or cheap, but not all three.

---Amy West

>Date:    Fri, 1 Jun 2007 16:29:59 -0400
>From:    Erik Hoover <grinchy at GRINCHY.COM>
>Subject: Re: Modern Proverbs Appeal
>
>Forgive me if this engineering proverb has been dealt with.
>
>Variations of
>"Faster, cheaper, better: you can have two, but not all three" Or
>"Faster, cheaper, better: pick two"
>are common in my experience among engineers.

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