Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 45)

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A hand in the bush is worth two anywhere else.

Murphy’s Laws

Reforms come from below; no man with four aces howls for a new deal.

Murphy’s Laws

Social innovations tend to the level of minimum tolerable well-being.

Murphy’s Laws

There are never enough hours in a day, but always too many days before Saturday.

Murphy’s Laws Time

An ounce of application is worth a ton of abstraction.

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Whenever a system becomes completely defined, someone discovers something which either abolishes the system or expands it beyond recognition.

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Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

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The illness you come down with is the one ailment your company-covered insurance does not cover.

Health Murphy’s Laws

Traffic congestion increases in proportion to the length of time the street is supervised by a traffic control officer.

Autos Government Murphy’s Laws

If you make something idiot-proof, the world will create a better idiot.

Fools Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Stupidity

The bigger the discovery, the more likely it was made while testing for something else.

Murphy’s Laws

Kickbacks must always exceed bribes.

Murphy’s Laws

1. Never play cards with a man called Doc.
2. Never eat at a place called Mom's.
3. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.

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A road map always tells you everything except how to refold it.

Murphy’s Laws

1. The more general the title of a course, the less you will learn from it. 2. The more specific a title is, the less you will be able to apply it.

Education Murphy’s Laws School

The length of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present.

Murphy’s Laws

When things are going well, something will go wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Everybody lies; but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.

Characteristics Communication Honesty Lies Murphy’s Laws

Politicians who vote huge expenditures to alleviate problems get re-elected; those who propose structural changes to prevent problems get early retirement.

Government Money Murphy’s Laws Politicians

The one who least wants to play is the one who will win

Activities Games Murphy’s Laws Situations

Mother nature is a bitch.

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