Subject: Problems (Page 10)

Multitasking means screwing up several things at once.

Mistakes Problems

Life is not having been told that the man has just waxed the floor.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet
Accidents Life

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 a dish is dropped while removing it from the cupboard, it will hit the sink, breaking the dish and chipping or denting the sink in the process.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws

If you view your problem closely enough, you will recognize yourself as part of the problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Self

Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.

(1939 – ) comedian, actress, writer & producer
Life Problems

Ninety percent of all mental errors are in your head.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Mistakes Yogi-isms

I made a wrong mistake.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Misspokements Mistakes Problems Yogi-isms

Status quo, you know, that is Latin for the mess we’re in.

(1911 – 2004) 40th U.S. president & actor
Communication Language Misspokements Problems Speech

There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
America Congress Government Places Problems

Yesterday I accidentally hit a little kid with my car; it wasn’t serious – nobody saw me.

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian
Accidents Problems

The sooner you fall behind the more time you'll have to catch up.

Problems

I am the rock between me and the hard place.

(1966 – 2011) American stand-up comedian
People Problems Self

Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.

Problems

I think the homeless have it pretty good because 98% of deadly accidents happen inside the home.

(1982 – ) American stand-up comedian
Accidents People Problems

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

Mistakes Money Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

We made too many wrong mistakes.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Mistakes Yogi-isms

No problem is so big or so complicated that it can't be run away from!

cartoon character in, Peanuts, by Charles Schulz (1922 – 2000)
Problems

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

(1911 – 2004) 40th U.S. president & actor
Government Problems

Super-competence is more objectionable than incompetence.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Problems

For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems