Subject: Problems (Page 16)

Anytime you wish to demonstrate something, the number of faults is proportional to the number of viewers.

Murphy’s Laws People Problems

She had an unequaled gift of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.

(1843 – 1916) American-born writer
Mistakes People Problems

If your action has a 50% possibility of being correct, you will be wrong 75% of the time.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

There are coexisting elements in frustration phenomena which separate expected results from achieved results.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

The one piece that holds the whole thing together will be missing.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

If you fall and break your legs, don't come running to me.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Accidents Problems

The most undesirable things are the most certain (death and taxes).

Death Murphy’s Laws Problems Taxes

This is a crisis, a large crisis. In fact… it’s a twelve-story crisis with a magnificent entrance hall, carpeted throughout; twenty-four hour porterage and an enormous sign on the roof saying ‘This is a Large Crisis.’

(1955 – ) English actor
Problems TV/Movie Quotes

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

Communication Murphy’s Laws Problems

The degree of failure is in direct proportion to the effort expended and to the need for success.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

The effort of catching a falling object will cause more destruction than if the object had been allowed to fall in the first place.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Science/Weather Things

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

If you mess with something long enough, it'll break.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

If you drop something, it will never reach the ground.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
Mistakes People

There is always a way… and it usually doesn’t work.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

(1907 – 1976) American actress
Failure Success

Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian
Intelligence Problems Understanding

Anything dropped in the bathroom falls in the toilet.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws

Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas.

(1925 – 2005) television host
Problems

Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems