Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 87)

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To spot the expert, pick the one who predicts the job will take the longest and cost the most.

Murphy’s Laws

At any public relations luncheon, the quality of the food is inversely related to the quality of the information.

Food/Drink Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

If the people of a democracy are allowed to do so, they will vote away the freedoms which are essential to that democracy.

Democracy Elections/Voting Government Murphy’s Laws

 It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything.

History Memory Murphy’s Laws

A bachelor can only chase a girl until she catches him.

Marriage Men Murphy’s Laws People Women

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

The most expensive component is the one that breaks.

Money Murphy’s Laws Things

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.

Money Murphy’s Laws

No man ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.

Intelligence Money Murphy’s Laws

Government expands to absorb revenue and then some.

Government Money Murphy’s Laws

If it moves, salute it; if it doesn't move, pick it up; if you can't pick it up, paint it.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The driver behind you wants to go five miles per hour faster.

Autos Driving Murphy’s Laws Things

Whatever a parent does is wrong.

Failure Family Murphy’s Laws Parents Problems Young

The real objective of a committee is not to reach a decision, but to avoid it.

Murphy’s Laws

What men learn from history is that men do not learn from history.

Education History Learning Murphy’s Laws People Time

Things go right so they can go wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.

Murphy’s Laws People

If someone says, "I'm expensive" – believe them.

Money Murphy’s Laws

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

To err is human – to blame it on someone else is even more human.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong

Corollary: If there is a worse time for something to go wrong, it will happen then.

Murphy’s Laws