Subject: Problems (Page 20)

When all else fails, follow instructions.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

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
Failure Problems

I broke a leg one time… spilled coffee all over.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Accidents Problems

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

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Problems Situations

A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you’re in deep water.

Communication Problems Speech

The world has suffered more from the ravages of ill-advised marriages than from virginity.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Marriage Problems Sex World

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

(1946 – ) singer, songwriter, author & businessman
Characteristics Intelligence Problems

When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger have handled this?"

Murphy’s Laws Problems

He's completely unspoiled by failure.

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

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

(1838 – 1918) journalist, historian, academic & novelist
Problems

New York is the only city in the world where you can get deliberately run down on the sidewalk by a pedestrian.

(1925 – ) columnist & journalist
Accidents New York City People Places 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
Emotions Life Problems Success

I have made mistakes, but have never made the mistake of claiming I never made one.

(1841 – 1918) publisher of the New York Herald
Mistakes Problems

If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts.

(1943 – 1971) rock singer
Life Mistakes

Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it is awfully hard to get it back in.

(1926 – 1993) American presidential staffer & Watergate co-conspirator
Problems Situations

Husbands are awkward things to deal with; even keeping them in hot water will not make them tender.

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Husbands Marriage Problems

To err is human – to blame it on someone else is even more human.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

(1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician
Fools Intelligence Mistakes People Problems

Experience : The name men give to their mistakes.

Definitions Mistakes

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Problems Situations