Subject: Problems (Page 8)

There is nothing wrong with the car except that it is on fire.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Problems Sports

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

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were.

(1917 – 1963) 35th U.S. president
Characteristics Communication Problems

Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.

(1900 – 1965) diplomat & Democratic politician
Characteristics Communication Problems Speech

Nothing is easy.

Life Murphy’s Laws Problems

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

(1908 – 1999) English writer
Failure Problems Success

An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while sweeping on to the grand fallacy.

Failure Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Experience: The name an older man gives to his mistakes.

Definitions Mistakes

Mechanics, not microbes, are the menace to civilization.

(1868 – 1952) British writer
Problems

There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.

(1930 – ) financier & investment businessman
Characteristics Problems

When things are going well, something will go wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

If most auto accidents happen within five miles of home, why don’t we move ten miles away?

Accidents Autos Problems Things

A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 years.

Computers Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Things Time

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator
Characteristics Failure Success

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

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

One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs… but it is amazing how many eggs one can break without making a decent omelette.

(1916 – 2000) Egyptian-American academic economist & historian
Failure Problems Situations

Like trying to poke a cat out from under a porch with a wet rope.

(1908 – 2003) American actor & dancer
Problems TV/Movie Quotes

You can't fall off the floor.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

If you scatter thorns, don’t go barefoot.

Problems Proverbs

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

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Accidents Problems