Subject: Problems (Page 7)

Mechanics, not microbes, are the menace to civilization.

(1868 – 1952) British writer
Problems

If you think you're wrong, you're wrong

Corollary: If you think you're wrong, you're right.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Problems

A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you’re in deep water.

Communication Problems Speech

If Gladstone fell into the Thames, that would be a misfortune, and if anybody pulled him out, that, I suppose, would be a calamity.

(1804 – 1881) British prime minister, politician & author
Accidents Insults Problems

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

Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

Any attempt to print Murphy's laws will jam the printer.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

The squeaky wheel doesn't always get greased; it often gets replaced.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

When your head is in the bear's mouth, it is not the time to be smacking him on the nose.

Communication Problems

A $300 picture tube will protect a 10¢ fuse by blowing first.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Everything is just out of reach.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Yesterday I accidentally hit a little kid with my car; it wasn’t serious – nobody saw me.

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian
Accidents Problems

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

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

When anything is used to its full potential, it will break.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist
Failure Problems Success

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

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

(1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician
Fools Intelligence Mistakes People Problems

When the water reaches the upper deck, follow the rats.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s this day-to-day living that wears you out.

(1860 – 1904) Russian short-story writer, playwright & physician
Problems

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

Communication Murphy’s Laws Problems