Subject: Problems (Page 2)

We learn something every day, and lots of times it’s that what we learned the day before was wrong.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem.

You can always tell you're in trouble when the good option involves a prosthetic leg.

blogger (Standing Room Only)

A conference is just an admission that you want somebody to join you in your troubles.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

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

All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.

(1913 – 1997) American comedian & radio & television host

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

Gravity is a contributing factor in 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Like most of those who study history, he [Napoleon III] learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

(1906 – 1990) British historian

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

(1847 – 1931) American inventor, scientist & businessman

It is not enough to succeed, others must fail.

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

I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

actor, writer & editor

Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

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

If all else fails, try the obvious.

A paint drip will always find the hole in the newspaper and land on the carpet underneath (and will not be discovered until it has dried).

When taking something apart to fix a minor malfunction, you will cause a major malfunction.

Nothing is easy.

It will always break just when you need it the most.

Experiments should be reproducible… they should all fail in the same way.

Marriage is an attempt to solve problems together which you didn't even have when you were on your own.

(1892 – 1964) singer, dancer, comedian, actor & songwriter