Subject: Problems (Page 15)

If you can't fix it with duct tape you haven’t used enough.

Problems Situations

God don't make no mistakes… that's how He got to be God.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Beliefs God Mistakes

Coach: Hey Norm, how’s the world been treating you?

Norm: Like a baby treats a diaper.

George Wendt (1948 – ) American actor
Life Problems TV/Movie Quotes

Success is a public affair; failure is a private funeral.

(1907 – 1976) American actress
Failure Success

The longer ahead you plan a special event, and the more special it is, the more likely it is to go wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

The chances of solving a problem decline the closer one gets to finding out who was the cause of the problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Any tool dropped while repairing an automobile will roll under the car to the vehicle's exact geographic center.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

If a man could have half his wishes, he would double his troubles.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor
Problems

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

Accidents Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Nobody notices the big errors.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him.

Problems

When you get to the end of your rope tie a knot and hang on.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator
Problems Situations

Mechanics, not microbes, are the menace to civilization.

(1868 – 1952) British writer
Problems

Whenever a superstar is traded to your favorite team, he fades. Whenever your team trades away a useless no-name, he immediately rises to stardom.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Sports Success

Most accidents in well-designed systems involve two or more events of low probability occurring in the worst possible combination.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler – and less trouble.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Characteristics Problems Situations

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

Always leave room to add an explanation if it doesn't work out.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Problems

I spilled spot remover on my dog… he’s gone now.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Accidents Animals Dogs Problems

The deficiency will never show itself during the dry runs.

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Murphy’s Laws Problems

Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

Problems