Subject: Problems » Mistakes (Page 3)

Asking dumb questions is easier than correcting dumb mistakes.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws

A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention, with the possible exceptions of handguns and Tequila.

journalist, media executive & entrepreneur
Computers Mistakes Problems Things

Nothing is as inevitable as a mistake whose time has come.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author
Mistakes Money

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

The effort expended by the bureaucracy in defending any error is in direct proportion to the size of the error.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

The toughest call an umpire has to make is not the half-swing; the toughest call is throwing a guy out of the game after you blew the hell out of the play.

American baseball umpire
Baseball Mistakes Problems Sports

Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts.

(1943 – 1971) rock singer
Life Mistakes

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, "Did you sleep good?" and I said, "No, I made a few mistakes."

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Mistakes Situations Sleep

The greater the funding, the longer it takes to make the mistake.

Mistakes Money Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is… well, an umpire.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire
Baseball Mistakes Problems Sports

To err is dysfunctional, to forgive co-dependent.

(1953 – ) American musician
Mistakes Problems

In any collection of data, the figure most obviously correct, beyond all need of checking, is the mistake.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Experience is what makes you pause briefly before going ahead and making the same mistake.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine
Mistakes Problems Situations Time

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Beliefs Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Proverbs

If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it.

(1908 – 1997) German-born teacher, academic & humorist
Mistakes Problems

To err is human; to really foul things up takes a computer.

Computers Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

Experience: What causes a person to make new mistakes instead of the same old ones.

Definitions Mistakes

Marriage is a mistake every man should make.

(1898 – 1981) actor, singer, songwriter & movie producer
Marriage Men Mistakes

Nobody notices the big errors.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Nature never makes any blunders, when she makes a fool she means it.

(1772 – 1851) American Presbyterian theologian & professor
Fools Intelligence Mistakes Problems