Subject: Problems (Page 22)

I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

actor, writer & editor
Accidents Problems War

Trying is the first step towards failure.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)
Failure Problems Situations

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations

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

To beat the bureaucracy, make your problem their problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

It's an ill will that blows when you leave the hairdresser.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress
Problems Situations

The easiest way to solve a problem is to pick an easy one.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist
Problems

Make it sufficiently difficult for people to do something, and most people will stop doing it.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

If the assumptions are wrong, the conclusions aren't likely to be very good.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

When all else fails, play dead.

(1945 – ) Canadian comedian & actor
Problems TV/Movie Quotes

Any new activity will cause more trouble than you can possibly imagine.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations

Michael Jackson is what happens when you keep fixin' it until it's broke!

(1957 – 2007) American stand-up comedian & actor
Problems

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

(1946 – ) singer, songwriter, author & businessman
Characteristics Intelligence Problems

You should have seen it when I got it.

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

I don't believe in astrology; the only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage.

(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter
Failure

Of two possible events, only the undesired one will occur.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

Like most of those who study history, he [Napoleon III] learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

(1906 – 1990) British historian
Mistakes Problems

When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems