Keyword: Odds

Life is a gamble at terrible odds… if it was a bet you wouldn’t take it.

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter
Life

All life is 6 to 5 against.

Life Murphy’s Laws

Jimmy Hill: Don’t sit on the fence Terry, what chance do you think Germany has got of getting through?

Venables: I think it’s fifty-fifty.

English football player & manager
Misspokements Sports

Always remember Goliath was a 40 point favorite over David.

American football & basketball coach
Misspokements Sports

What is the probability that something will happen according to the odds?

Uncategorized

If the odds are a million to one against something occurring, chances are 50–50 it will.

Situations

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with ONLY a loaf of bread are three billion to one.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist
Activities Murphy’s Laws Shopping

The probability of winning is inversely proportional to the amount of the wager.

Money Murphy’s Laws

If on an actuarial basis there is a 50-50 chance that something will go wrong, it will actually go wrong nine times out of ten.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

The incidence of anything worthwhile is either 15-25 percent or 80-90 percent.

Murphy’s Laws Situations