Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 18)

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One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

Communication History Murphy’s Laws Speech

Every instructor assumes that you have nothing else to do except study for that instructor’s course.

Education Learning Murphy’s Laws

Short-term success with voters on any side of a given issue can be guaranteed by creating a long-term special study commission made up of at least three divergent interest groups.

Elections/Voting Government Murphy’s Laws Politicians

Vital papers will demonstrate their vitality by spontaneously moving from where you left them to where you can't find them.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

History does not repeat itself; historians simply repeat each other.

History Murphy’s Laws Time

Given a conflict, Murphy’s Law supersedes Newton’s.

Murphy’s Laws

Them what gets – has.

Murphy’s Laws People

A consultant may be defined as an unemployed practitioner.

Murphy’s Laws

The deficiency will never show itself during the dry runs.

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Murphy’s Laws Problems

Success can be insured only by devising a defense against failure of the contingency plan.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Success

No matter how many rooms there are in the motel, the fellow who starts up his car at five o’clock in the morning is always parked under your window.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Travel

Adding manpower to a late technology project only makes it later.

Murphy’s Laws People Time

Brute force, clumsiness, ignorance, and superstition will always triumph over science, skill, knowledge, and logic.

Murphy’s Laws Success

Expressways aren’t.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Things

If a headline ends in a question mark, the answer is “no.”

Headlines Murphy’s Laws

If you’re feeling good, don’t worry… you’ll get over it.

Health Murphy’s Laws

A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

Nothing is ever done for the right reason.

Murphy’s Laws

All things being equal, all things are never equal.

Murphy’s Laws

An expert is anyone from out of town.

Murphy’s Laws

Enough research will tend to support your theory.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Work