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Murphy’s Laws

If you hit two keys on the typewriter, the one you don't want hits the paper.

Murphy’s Laws

The most expensive component is the one that breaks.

Money Murphy’s Laws Things

Negative expectation thwarts realization, and self-congratulation guarantees disaster. (Or, simply put… if you think of it, it won't happen quite that way.)

Murphy’s Laws

Once you overcome your fear of public speaking, you’ll never be asked to speak again.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

People ask stupid questions for a reason.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

The fact that you do not know the answer does not meant that someone else does.

Murphy’s Laws People

It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take Hofstadter's Law into account.

Murphy’s Laws Time

When one is trying to be elegant and sophisticated, one won't.

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Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations

How attractive a given person appears to be is directly proportionate to how unattractive your date is.

Appearance Dating Murphy’s Laws People Relationships

Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can get done sometime next week.

Murphy’s Laws Time

Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value.

Murphy’s Laws

1. Anyone else who can be blamed should be blamed. 2. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong faster with computers. 3. Whenever a computer can be blamed, it should be blamed.

Computers Murphy’s Laws

Envelopes and stamps which don't stick when you lick them will stick to other things when you don't want them to.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

History does not repeat itself; historians simply repeat each other.

History Murphy’s Laws Time

Those who cannot teach – administrate.

Murphy’s Laws Occupations Work

The new hardware will break down as soon as the old is disconnected and out.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations Things

I called my lawyer and said, ‘Can I ask you two questions?’ He said, ‘What’s the second question?

Government Lawyers Murphy’s Laws

What will get you promoted on one level will get you killed on another.

Murphy’s Laws Work

A meeting lasts at least 1 1/2 hours, however short the agenda.

Murphy’s Laws Time

Friendly fire — isn't.

Military Murphy’s Laws