Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 27)

These pills can't be habit-forming; I've been taking them for years.

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

(1966 – ) American magazine editor

Justice always prevails… three times out of seven.

There are two sides to every argument, unless a person is personally involved, in which case there is only one.

All the good ones are taken.

Information travels more surely to those with a lesser need to know.

Some people manage by the book, even though they don't know who wrote the book or even what book.

Attempt to be seen with important people.

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

Bad regulation begets worse regulation.

If a research project is not worth doing at all, it is not worth doing well.

If you need four screws for the job, the first three are easy to find.

The cream rises to the top. So does the scum.

Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.

He who hesitates is last.

Happiness is a warm puppy with an empty bladder.

Of two possible events, only the undesired one will occur.

Smart bombs have bad days too.

The more zeros found in the price tag for a government program, the less Congressional scrutiny it will receive.

The real objective of a committee is not to reach a decision, but to avoid it.

The cigarette smoke always drifts in the direction of the non-smoker regardless of the direction of the breeze.