Subject: Problems » Failure (Page 2)

Everything breaks down.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

(1908 – 1999) English writer
Failure Problems Success

Percussive Maintenance: Striking a recalcitrant piece of electronic hardware in order to facilitate a successful reboot, and repeating as necessary.

Definitions Failure Problems Things

The degree of failure is in direct proportion to the effort expended and to the need for success.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure.

Failure Mistakes Problems Proverbs

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.

(1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician
Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations Things

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

He's completely unspoiled by failure.

(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter
Failure Insults

No matter how careful one is in resealing the inner liner in a cereal box, it will tear where it is glued to the box.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

We still… cannot catch Osama bin Laden, but we nailed Martha Stewart's ass to the wall.

(1964 – ) American comedian & actor
Failure Government Law People

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

(1903 – 1974) English intellectual, literary critic & writer
Failure Problems

To err is human… and to blame it on a computer is even more so.

(1927 – ) magician & comedy writer
Computers Failure Mistakes Things

I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian
Failure Problems Things

No job is too small to botch.

Failure Murphy’s Laws

I have not failed… I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

(1847 – 1931) American inventor, scientist & businessman
Failure Problems

Authorization for a project will be granted only when none of the authorizers can be blamed if the project fails but when all of the authorizers can claim credit if it succeeds.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Success

Success can be insured only by devising a defense against failure of the contingency plan.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while sweeping on to the grand fallacy.

Failure Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Murphy’s Law only fails when you try to demonstrate it.


Failure Murphy’s Laws

If a book about failures doesn't sell, is it a success?

(1954 – ) comedian & television actor
Communication Failure Success Wordplay

Batteries die at the most critical time of the most complex problem.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Things