Subject: Problems (Page 23)

When the inventor of the drawing board messed things up, what did he go back to?

(1928 – 2003) English entertainer
Mistakes Things

If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it.

(1908 – 1997) German-born teacher, academic & humorist
Mistakes Problems

A paint drip will always find the hole in the newspaper and land on the carpet underneath (and will not be discovered until it has dried).

Accidents Murphy’s Laws

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

(1909 – 1995) American journalist
Failure Government Problems

If several things that could have gone wrong have not gone wrong, it would have been ultimately beneficial for them to have gone wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Saturday afternoon, although occurring at regular and well-foreseen intervals, always takes this railway by surprise.

(1836 – 1911) English dramatist, librettist, poet & illustrator
Problems Things

If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate.


Problems Situations

The solution to a problem changes the problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

There is a solution to every problem; the only difficulty is finding it.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Whatever a parent does is wrong.

Failure Family Murphy’s Laws Parents Problems Young

There is no safety in numbers… or in anything else.

(1894 – 1961) author, cartoonist & humorist
Life Problems

If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it’s the light of the oncoming train.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws

I have made mistakes, but have never made the mistake of claiming I never made one.

(1841 – 1918) publisher of the New York Herald
Mistakes Problems

Stuff tends to break when it is loaned or borrowed.

Accidents Problems Things

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

Mistakes Money Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

The squeaky wheel gets replaced.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations

Experience: What causes a person to make new mistakes instead of the same old ones.

Definitions Mistakes

I learned in my car that I could not have children; it was the day that I locked my keys in my car with the engine running.

(1964 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor
Autos Children Family Mistakes Problems

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Beliefs Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Proverbs

There is always one more bug.

Computers Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

Whenever you decide to take the kids home, it is always five minutes earlier that they break into fights, tears, or hysteria.

Children Murphy’s Laws Problems Time