Murphys Law Quotes

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Steven Wright

Funny, Life, Humor

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If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

Steven Wright

Funny, Success, Clever

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When all else fails, read the instructions.

Agnes Allen

Failing, Instruction, When All Else Fails

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Every solution breeds new problems.

Arthur Bloch

Idaho, Problem, Solutions

Arthur Bloch (2003). “Murphy's Law: The 26th Anniversary Edition: The 26th Anniversary Edition”, p.8, Penguin

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To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.

Paul R. Ehrlich

Inspirational, Funny, Witty

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Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong

Edward A. Murphy, Jr.

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Nobody notices when things go right.

George Zimmerman

Gratitude, Cheer

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Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

Charles Barkley

Basketball, Sports, Humor

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If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.

Arthur Bloch

Adversity, Damage, Causes

"Grants: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?". Article by Cecilia Blanford, www.grantprofessionals.org. February 22, 2012.

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The expert knows more and more about less and less until he knows everything about nothing.

Mahatma Gandhi

Inspirational, Learning, Experts

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If you're feeling good, don't worry. You'll get over it.

Yogi Berra

God, Running, Worry

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If there are two or more ways to do something and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe, then someone will do it.

Edward A. Murphy, Jr.

Success, Two, Way

"Jargon File". Book by Eric S. Raymond and Guy L. Steele Jr., 1983.

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Airplane Law, The: When the plane you are on is late, the plane you want to transfer to is on time.

Paul Dickson

Funny Life, Airplane, Law

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Friends come and go but enemies accumulate.

Arthur Bloch

Funny, Friendship, Humor

Arthur Bloch (2003). “Murphy's Law: The 26th Anniversary Edition: The 26th Anniversary Edition”, p.84, Penguin

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Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Education, Hate, Humor

Attributed without source in "Message Passing Server Internals" by Bill Blunden, (p. 15), 2003.

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Anything you lose automatically doubles in value.

Mignon McLaughlin

Life, Materialism, Loses

Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.101, BookBaby

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Almost anything is easier to get into than to get out of.

Agnes Allen

Work, Easier, Unpredictability

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An expert is the one who predicts the job will take the longest and cost the most.

Arthur Bloch

Jobs, Experts, Cost

Arthur Bloch (2003). “Murphy's Law: The 26th Anniversary Edition: The 26th Anniversary Edition”, p.26, Penguin

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Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

Steven Wright

Funny, Humor, Justice

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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After all is said and done, a hell lot of a lot more is said than done.

H. L. Mencken

Done, Hell, Said

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The usefulness of any meeting is inversely proportional to the size of the group.

Lane Kirkland

Groups, Size, Meetings

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The most dangerous thing in the world is to have no purpose.

T. D. Jakes

Purpose, World, Danger

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Know what you are talking about.

Pope John Paul II

Knowledge, Knowing Jesus, Talking

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Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

W. Somerset Maugham

Inspirational, Life, Failure

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If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

Laurence J. Peter

Funny, Witty, Revenge

Laurence J. Peter (1979). “Peter's people”, W. Morrow

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