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However much a shower control may rotate, the degree of rotation required to change from ice-cold to scalding is never more than one millimeter.

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The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map.

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If a situation requires undivided attention, it will occur simultaneously with a compelling distraction. 

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Office machines that function perfectly during normal business hours will break down when you return at night to use them for personal business.

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The mud that won’t come off on the doormat immediately adheres to the carpet.

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1 + 1 hardly ever equals 2.

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Leftover nuts never match leftover bolts.

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Exceptions prove the rule, and destroy the battle plan.

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The sloppier the rebel uniform, the more likely the overthrow of the existing government.

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The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little while longer.

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 57)

Facts without theory are trivia. Theory without facts is bullshit.

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

There are many inside dopes in politics and government.

Nothing motivates a man more than to see his boss putting in an honest day’s work.

However much a shower control may rotate, the degree of rotation required to change from ice-cold to scalding is never more than one millimeter.

The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map.

If a situation requires undivided attention, it will occur simultaneously with a compelling distraction.

Office machines that function perfectly during normal business hours will break down when you return at night to use them for personal business.

The mud that won’t come off on the doormat immediately adheres to the carpet.

In any slide presentation, at least one slide will be upside down or backwards, or both.

1 + 1 hardly ever equals 2.

Leftover nuts never match leftover bolts.

Ideas endure and prosper in inverse proportion to their soundness and validity.

Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn’t have to do it himself.

Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.

Exceptions prove the rule, and destroy the battle plan.

Things hate people.

The sloppier the rebel uniform, the more likely the overthrow of the existing government.

Go where the money is.

Following the path of least resistance is what makes men and rivers crooked.

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little while longer.