When forecasting, give them a number or give them a date,

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• The rule for staying alive as a forecaster is to give 'em a number,
  or give 'em a date, but never give 'em both at once...
• The rule on staying alive as a forcaster is to give 'em a number or give 'em a date,
  but never give 'em both at once. -- Jane Bryant...
• The rule on staying alive as a forecaster is to give 'em a number or give 'em a date,
  but never give 'em both at once. -- Jane Bryant...
• Consultants are mystical people who ask a company for
  a number and then give it back to them...