Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 34)

It ain't necessarily so.

To err is human; to really foul things up takes a computer.

People who park on the cast side of a football stadium will invariably have seats on the west side.

There are two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who don't.

The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle.

While the difficulties and dangers of problems tend to increase at a geometric rate, the knowledge and manpower qualified to deal with these problems tend to increase linearly.

Any renovation project on an old house will cost twice as much and take three times as long as originally estimated.

No two identical parts are alike.

The one who least wants to play is the one who will win

You cannot tell for certain, ahead of time, which side of the bread to put the butter on.

The army with the smartest dress uniform will lose.

The crucial memorandum will be snared in the out-basket by the paper clip of the overlying correspondence and go to file.

The lights are most likely to come back on at the precise moment you find the flashlight.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.

Claim victory and retreat.

It will always break just when you need it the most.

When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision.

The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.

About sentence fragments.

In a bureaucratic hierarchy, the higher up the organization the less people appreciate Murphy's Law.

The Dilbert Principle: People are idiots.

(1957 – ) cartoonist (Dilbert)