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Murphy’s Laws
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Space expands to house the people to perform the work that Congress creates.
Washington's Law
Congress
Government
Murphy’s Laws
Careful planning has no affect on either Part 1 or Part 2.
Oliver's Tool Rule - Part 3
Murphy’s Laws
Careful planning
No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.
Jacquin's Postulate
Congress
Government
Murphy’s Laws
Politics
Legislature
Property
If you want a track team to win the high jump you find one person who can jump seven feet, not seven people who can jump one foot.
Terman's Law of Innovation
Murphy’s Laws
Sports
Success
Track
The number of women a man find attractive is truly proportionate to his age.
The Dirty-Old-Man Axiom
Age
Men
Murphy’s Laws
People
Women
Attraction
He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.
Nowlan's Theory
Driving
Murphy’s Laws
Travel
A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping.
A Murphy's Military Law
Military
Murphy’s Laws
Things will get worse before they get better; Who said things would get better?
Ehrman's Commentary on Ginsberg's Theorem
Murphy’s Laws
Better
Worse
Confusion creates jobs.
Hoffstedt's Employment Principle
Murphy’s Laws
Work
Confusion
Employment
The first sample is always the best.
Sells's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Samples
Brute force, clumsiness, ignorance, and superstition will always triumph over science, skill, knowledge, and logic.
Hugo's First Rule of Life
Murphy’s Laws
Success
There are four kinds of people: those who sit quietly and do nothing, those who talk about sitting quietly and doing nothing, those who do things, and those who talk about doing things.
Runamok's Law
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
People
Speech
Those who express random thoughts to legislative committees are often surprised and appalled to find themselves the instigators of law.
Law of Lawmaking
Government
Law
Murphy’s Laws
Committees
Highways in the worst need of repair naturally have low traffic counts, which results in low priority for repair work.
Cleveland's Highway Law
Autos
Murphy’s Laws
Highways
Repair
As soon as you mention something, if it's good, it goes away; if it's bad, it happens.
The Unspeakable Law
Characteristics
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
Speech
Bad
Good
Any theory can be made to fit any facts by means of appropriate additional assumptions.
Schumpeter's Observation of Scientific and Nonscientific Theories
Facts
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
Assumptions
Theories
A $300 picture tube will protect a 10¢ fuse by blowing first.
Electronic theorem of television sets
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Breakage
Expense
Professional soldiers are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs.
A Murphy’s Military Law
Military
Murphy’s Laws
Soldiers
When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger have handled this?"
Brady's First Law of Problem Solving
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Lone Ranger
When you can’t discover the cause of a breakdown, all of the free advice you get will be for things you’ve already checked.
Kibitzer's Constant
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
Speech
Experts in advanced countries underestimate by a factor of 2 to 4 the ability of people in underdeveloped countries to do anything technical.
Issawi's Law of Estimation of Error
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
Places
Capabilities
Underdeveloped countries
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