Delivery quotes for CTOs

Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later. (Brooks' law)
Fred BrooksWikipedia

You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.
Warren BuffettWikipedia

Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Abraham LincolnWikipedia

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Benjamin FranklinWikipedia