Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 57)

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The probability of winning is inversely proportional to the amount of the wager.

Money Murphy’s Laws

Every revolutionary idea – in Science, Politics, Art or whatever – evokes three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the three phrases: 1. It is completely impossible; don't waste my time. 2. It is possible, but it is not worth doing. 3. I said it was a good idea all along.

Ideas Intelligence Murphy’s Laws People

If you find something you like buy a lifetime supply – they’re going to stop making it.

Murphy’s Laws Things

When the product is destined to fail, the delivery system will perform perfectly.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

You never know who's right, but you always know who's in charge.

Murphy’s Laws

If Congress must do a painful thing, the thing must be done in an odd-number year.

Congress Government Murphy’s Laws Time

Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

(1919 – 2011) American news commentator & writer
Murphy’s Laws

It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take Hofstadter's Law into account.

Murphy’s Laws Time

The number of women a man find attractive is truly proportionate to his age.

Age Men Murphy’s Laws People Women

Absolutum obsoletum – If it works, it’s out of date.

Murphy’s Laws Things Time

An unbreakable toy is good for breaking other toys.

Murphy’s Laws Things

If you dance with a grizzly bear, you had better let him lead.

Murphy’s Laws

The lights are most likely to come back on at the precise moment you find the flashlight.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author
Murphy’s Laws Things

When you move something to a more logical place, you only can remember where it used to be and your decision to move it.

Murphy’s Laws

In simple cases, presenting one obvious right way versus one obvious wrong way, it is often wiser to choose the wrong way so as to expedite subsequent revision.

Murphy’s Laws

Being frustrated is disagreeable, but the real disasters in life begin when you get what you want.

Murphy’s Laws Success

How to locate the slow-moving traffic lane or check-out land: Get in it.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Situations Things

Go where the money is.

Money Murphy’s Laws

Nine times out of ten in the arts, as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.

Entertainment Murphy’s Laws

There is always a way… and it usually doesn’t work.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

There is more law in the end of a policeman’s nightstick than in a decision of the Supreme Court.

Government Law Murphy’s Laws