Subject: Problems » Failure (Page 2)

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

(1909 – 1995) American journalist
Failure Government Problems

If the probability of success is not almost one, then it is damn near zero.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Success

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

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

If at first you don't succeed, try try again… then quit; there's no use being a damn fool about it.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer
Failure Situations Success

Reality continues to ruin my life.

(1955 – ) cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)
Failure Life Problems

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong, is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.

(1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician
Failure Problems

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator
Accidents Failure Situations

To err is human to forgive, infrequent.

(1881 – 1960) American columnist
Characteristics Failure Mistakes Problems

An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while sweeping on to the grand fallacy.

Failure Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

A component’s degree of reliability is directly proportional to its ease of accessibility (i.e., the harder it is to get to, the more often it breaks down).

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

Everything breaks down.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

No matter how careful one is in resealing the inner liner in a cereal box, it will tear where it is glued to the box.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

In this world there are winners and losers – and, of course, ‘the others’, who comprise the majority.

(1967 – ) English comedian
Failure People Success

I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man’s failures.

(1891 – 1974) 14th U.S. Chief Justice & politician
Failure Problems Sports

No experiment is ever a complete failure – it can always serve as a negative example.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

The new hardware will break down as soon as the old is disconnected and out.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations Things

He's a man who was a failure until he was 40 years old, which looks really good on your resume – if you're a comic.

(1948 – ) stand-up comedian, actor, author & playwright
Failure Problems

Failure has gone to his head.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter
Characteristics Failure Insults Problems

No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host
Age Emotions Failure Friends

He's completely unspoiled by failure.

(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter
Failure Insults