Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 67)

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For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

(1966 – ) American magazine editor
Government Murphy’s Laws

Nothing motivates a man more than to see his boss putting in an honest day’s work.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Work

All bridge hands are equally likely, but some are more equally likely than others.

Activities Games Murphy’s Laws

Those who rise to executive positions lack the qualifications for anything lower.

Murphy’s Laws Work

No boss will keep an employee who is right all the time.

Murphy’s Laws

Those whose approval you seek the most give you the least.

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Characteristics Murphy’s Laws People

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

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

Hot glass looks the same as cold glass.

Murphy’s Laws

The effort expended by the bureaucracy in defending any error is in direct proportion to the size of the error.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

If enough data is collected, anything may be proven by statistical methods.

Beliefs Facts Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

The more an item costs, the farther you have to send it for repairs.

Murphy’s Laws

On the TV screen, pure drivel tends to drive off ordinary drivel.

Communication Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Speech Television

You can’t lose an old golf ball.

Golf Murphy’s Laws Sports

The shortest distance between two points is under construction.

Murphy’s Laws

In an underdeveloped country, don't drink the water; in a developed country, don't breathe the air.

Murphy’s Laws Places

The inefficiency and stupidity of the staff corresponds to the inefficiency and stupidity of the management.

Murphy’s Laws

Negative expectations yield negative results; positive expectations yield negative results.

Murphy’s Laws

The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone he can blame it on.

Murphy’s Laws

The price of any product produced for a government agency will be not less than the square of the initial Firm Fixed-Price Contract.

Government Money Murphy’s Laws

For every proverb that so confidently asserts its little bit of wisdom, there is usually an equal and opposite proverb that contradicts it.

Beliefs Murphy’s Laws Proverbs

If a dish is dropped while removing it from the cupboard, it will hit the sink, breaking the dish and chipping or denting the sink in the process.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws