Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 39)

The number of rational hypotheses that can explain any given phenomenon is infinite.

The only thing worse than a husband who never notices what you cook or what you wear is a husband who always notices what you cook and what you wear.

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so.

You cannot tell for certain, ahead of time, which side of the bread to put the butter on.

If you can't fix it, feature it.

The time it takes to rectify a situation is inversely proportional to the time it took to do the damage.

1. Everything is cold except what should be. 2. Everything, including the corn flakes, is greasy.

Super-competence is more objectionable than incompetence.

No matter which direction you start it’s always against the wind coming back.

If it feels good, it’s ugly. If it looks good, it hurts.

Whatever happens, look as if it was intended.

Whenever you lose contact with the enemy, look behind you.

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, it’s just possible that you haven’t understood the situation.

Clearly stated instructions will consistently produce multiple interpretations.

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.

Everything tastes more or less like chicken.

The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor, are directly correlated to the newness & cost of the carpet or rug.

If you can't learn to do it well, you should learn to enjoy doing it badly.

There's no time like the present for postponing what you don't want to do.

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

We’re all going down the same road in different directions.