"You drop the anchor, the boat stops.  It's not rocket science."
—Cindy Dees, Her Hero After Dark (2012)

"It's a cotillion committee, for God's sake. It's not rocket science."
—Jane Haddam, Blood in the Water (2012)

"It's not rocket science.  It only felt like it.  Clearly, more champagne was called for."
—Sarah Mayberry, More Than One Night (2012)

"Getting a girl flowers is hardly rocket science, right?"
—Howard J. Morris, Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid (2010)

"Okay, this isn't rocket science, I told myself, it's just pizza!" —D.A. Koelbransen, My Li'l Paradise: Built to Last (2010)

On a related note, here's the world's only compendium of things that are not, in fact, rocket science.

"It's not rocket science," says Margaret Watson. "People learn to be parents every day.”

To which we say: "out of this world!"

Dana Michelle Burnett suggests that "Home decorating is not rocket science."  So much for those spaceship-themed wall stickers!

"When you do walk away from a flip, keep it short and sweet. This is not rocket science. Either it makes sense or it doesn't." —D. Sidney Potter, The Flip (2010)

We find this advice useful whether the flip in question refers to a tract home or a finger.

"This is not rocket science but if you draw four horizontal lines across the page equally spaced down the sheet you will magically produce five sections!" —Essential Skills for Managing in Healthcare (2010)

We tried it ... and were delighted to see that the five sections correspond to a rocket's five stages!