Subject: Problems (Page 2)

The good Lord never gives you more than you can handle… unless you die of something.

(1935 – ) American cartoonist
Beliefs Death God Life Problems

Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas.

(1925 – 2005) television host
Problems

Byrne's Law: In any electrical circuit, appliances and wiring will burn out to protect fuses.

(1930 – ) American author and billiard player, teacher & commentator
Failure Murphy’s Laws Things

1 + 1 hardly ever equals 2.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

A solved problem creates two new problems, and the best prescription for happy living is not to solve any more problems than you have to.

(1925 – ) columnist & journalist
Life Problems

Super-competence is more objectionable than incompetence.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

There are coexisting elements in frustration phenomena which separate expected results from achieved results.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Always leave room to add an explanation if it doesn't work out.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

Mistakes Money Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer
Intelligence Problems

Our meetings are held to discuss many problems which would never arise if we held fewer meetings.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Places Problems

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.

(1932 – 2011) British-American actress
People Problems

Success is a public affair; failure is a private funeral.

(1907 – 1976) American actress
Failure Success

A malfunctioning car will stop displaying symptoms of imminent breakdown when driven to within one-quarter mile of a garage.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.

Problems

To err is human, but it feels divine.

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

Flying pests are more likely to enter the ears, eyes, nose and throat when both hands are in use.

Animals Murphy’s Laws Problems

I am the rock between me and the hard place.

(1966 – 2011) American stand-up comedian
People Problems Self

1. Anyone else who can be blamed should be blamed.
2. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong faster with computers.
3. Whenever a computer can be blamed, it should be blamed.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Mechanics, not microbes, are the menace to civilization.

(1868 – 1952) British writer
Problems