Subject: Problems » Failure (Page 3)

Machines that have broken down will work perfectly when the repairman arrives.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

I failed to make the chess team because of my height.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian
Failure

Everything breaks down.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

The shortest distance between two points is a downward spiral.

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Everything put together sooner or later falls apart.

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Trying is just the first step toward failure.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)
Failure TV/Movie Quotes

It is not enough to succeed, others must fail.

(1925 – 2012) author, playwright, essayist & screenwriter
Failure 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

I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man’s failures.

(1891 – 1974) 14th U.S. Chief Justice & politician
Failure Problems Sports

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.

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A failure will not appear till a unit has passed final inspection.

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

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Whatever a parent does is wrong.

Failure Family Murphy’s Laws Parents Problems Young

When the product is destined to fail, the delivery system will perform perfectly.

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

Failure Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

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Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist
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Office machines that function perfectly during normal business hours will break down when you return at night to use them for personal business.

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I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor
Failure Problems

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

Failure Murphy’s Laws Success

The greatest thing the Democrats have ever done for me was to defeat me for the governor of Tennessee.

(1903 – 1992) country music singer, fiddler & promoter
Failure Government Politics