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I think the homeless have it pretty good because 98% of deadly accidents happen inside the home.
Ryan Stout
(1982 – ) American stand-up comedian
Accidents
People
Problems
Homeless
I made a wrong mistake.
‘Yogi' Berra
(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Misspokements
Mistakes
Problems
Yogi-isms
A child will not spill on a dirty floor.
Skoff's Law
Accidents
Children
Spills
In this world there are winners and losers – and, of course, ‘the others’, who comprise the majority.
Simon Munnery
(1967 – ) English comedian
Failure
People
Success
Losers
Winners
What a pity human beings can't exchange problems; everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.
Olin Miller
(1918 - 2002) American author
People
Problems
1. To get action out of management, it is necessary to create the illusion of a crisis in the hope it will be acted upon. 2. Management will select actions or events and convert them to crises. It will then over-react. 3. Management is incapable of recognizing a true crisis.
Dennis's Principles of Management by Crisis
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Crises
Management
If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
George Carlin
(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author
Failure
Success
If you think there's a solution, you're part of the problem.
George Carlin
(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author
Problems
A conference is just an admission that you want somebody to join you in your troubles.
Will Rogers
(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator
People
Problems
Admission
Conference
A valuable dropped item will always fall into an inaccessible place (a diamond ring down the drain, for example) – or into the garbage disposal while it is running.
Anonymous Murphy’s Law
Accidents
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
The only time you come up with a great solution is after somebody else has solved the problem.
Law of the Great Idea
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Solutions
Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
(1918 – 1990) American aerospace engineer
Failure
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
To err is human to forgive, infrequent.
Franklin Adams
(1881 – 1960) American columnist
Characteristics
Failure
Mistakes
Problems
Err
Forgiveness
Michael Jackson is what happens when you keep fixin' it until it's broke!
Richard Jeni
(1957 – 2007) American stand-up comedian & actor
Problems
Fixin' things
Michael Jackson
Our meetings are held to discuss many problems which would never arise if we held fewer meetings.
Ashleigh Brilliant
(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Places
Problems
Meetings
New York is the only city in the world where you can get deliberately run down on the sidewalk by a pedestrian.
Russell Baker
(1925 – ) columnist & journalist
Accidents
New York City
People
Places
Problems
Pedestrian
Getting caught is the mother of invention.
Robert Byrne
(1930 – ) American author and billiard player, teacher & commentator
Mistakes
Problems
Situations
Mother of invention
Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.
Nicolas Chamfort
(1741 – 1794) French writer
Problems
To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler – and less trouble.
Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Characteristics
Problems
Situations
Good
Noble
Teaching
To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.
Dan Rather
(1931 – ) television newscaster
Computers
Mistakes
Problems
Things
Any bus that can be the wrong bus will be the wrong bus. All others are out of service or full.
Corcoroni's Sixth Law of Bus Transportation
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Buses
Transportation
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