Subject: Problems (Page 14)

Stuff tends to break when it is loaned or borrowed.

I am one of those people who just can’t help getting a kick out of life – even when it’s a kick in the teeth.

(1900 – 1962) Russian – Jewish madam & author

It’s absolutely stupid that we live without an ozone layer; we have men, we’ve got rockets, we’ve got Saran Wrap – FIX IT!

Dear Randolph, utterly unspoilt by failure.

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

The greater the funding, the longer it takes to make the mistake.

The problem-solving process will always break down at the point at which it is possible to determine who caused the problem.

If you scatter thorns, don’t go barefoot.

Accident: A condition in which presence of mind is good, but absence of body is better.

That’s one of the remarkable things about life… it’s never so bad that it can’t get worse.

(1955 – ) cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)

You don't get ulcers from what you eat; you get them from what's eating you.

(1888 – 1960) Austrian writer

I don’t have a solution, but I admire the problem.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.

(1920 – ) Hungarian writer

Saturday afternoon, although occurring at regular and well-foreseen intervals, always takes this railway by surprise.

(1836 – 1911) English dramatist, librettist, poet & illustrator

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

He's a man who was a failure until he was 40 years old, which looks really good on your resume – if you're a comic.

(1948 – ) stand-up comedian, actor, author & playwright

Everything breaks down.

Don't ever make the same mistake twice, unless it pays.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

If at first you don't succeed, try try again… then quit; there's no use being a damn fool about it.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

(1946 – ) singer, songwriter, author & businessman

I saw a license plate yesterday that said 'I Miss New York,' so I smashed their window and stole their radio.

(1962 – ) American actor & comedian

If your action has a 50% possibility of being correct, you will be wrong 75% of the time.