Subject: Problems (Page 14)

I've often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.

(1924 – ) 39th U.S. president & humanitarian
Marriage Problems Wives

Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.

(1920 – ) Hungarian writer
Problems

My daughter's tricycle said “Some Assembly Required” … it came in a jar!

(1957 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor & screenwriter
Children Family Problems

Everything put together sooner or later falls apart.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

How come dumb stuff seems so smart while you're doing it?

cartoon character, created by Hank Ketcham (1920 – 2001)
Problems Situations

A malfunctioning car will stop displaying symptoms of imminent breakdown when driven to within one-quarter mile of a garage.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

The mistake you make is in trying to figure it out.

(1911 – 1983) playwright
Mistakes Problems

One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs… but it is amazing how many eggs one can break without making a decent omelette.

(1916 – 2000) Egyptian-American academic economist & historian
Failure Problems Situations

Trouble strikes in series of threes, but when working around the house the next job after a series of three is not the fourth job – it's the start of a brand new series of three.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Work

There are only two problems with people: One is that they don't think; The other is that they do.

Murphy’s Laws People Problems Thinking

If only one solution can be found for a field problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.

Military Murphy’s Laws Problems

I am not part of the problem, I am a Republican.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Misspokements Problems Speech

Logic is a system whereby one may go wrong with confidence.

(1876 – 1958) inventor
Characteristics Problems

If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

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

There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.

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

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

Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

I saw a license plate yesterday that said 'I Miss New York,' so I smashed their window and stole their radio.

(1962 – ) American actor & comedian
New York City Places Problems

Batteries die at the most critical time of the most complex problem.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

It is better to have a horrible ending than to have horrors without end.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations

Given any problem containing N equations, there will be N+1 unknowns.

Murphy’s Laws Problems