Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 86)

In an underdeveloped country, don't drink the water; in a developed country, don't breathe the air.

(1942 – ) British travel writer & novelist

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

When taking something apart to fix a minor malfunction, you will cause a major malfunction.

History does not repeat itself; historians simply repeat each other.

The hardness of the butter is in direct proportion to the softness of the roll.

The grass is brown on both sides of the fence.

The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.

Employees in a hierarchy do not really object to incompetence in their colleagues.

When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision.

Things are never as bad as they turn out to be.

Any decision is better than no decision.

Caveats are always* forgotten.
*Caveat: except in rare instances.

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

If you can find something everyone agrees on, it’s wrong.

The possibility of getting lost is directly proportional to the number of times the direction-giver says "you can't miss it."

The successful pundit is provided more opportunities to say things than he has things worth saying.

The hidden flaw never remains hidden.

In any human enterprise, work seeks the lowest hierarchical level.

No matter what goes wrong, there is always somebody who knew it would.

1. Anything that begins well ends badly. 2. Anything that begins badly ends worse.

The success of any venture will be helped by prayer, even in the wrong denomination.