Success is a matter of luck, just ask any failure.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about succes, bad luck, good luck, failure
Murphy's laws, page 25
1791 quotes by Edward A. Murphy
Edward A. Murphy - engineer working on Air Force Project MX981
Was born on 11 jan 1918.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Origin country: United States
The value of any job task is inversely proportional to its deadline.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about work, value
When you see an item in the flyer, by the time you get to the store its either sold out or the price has doubled.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, stores, time
The person at the meeting or discussion who is right will be the person who is not listened and will later be blamed for coming up with the bad idea.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, people, meetings, idea, bad luck, rightness, bad
Just when you have no cash, you are in great pain and got to the bank to find the bank computers offline.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, money, bankers, computers, pain
Bills travel through the mail at twice as fast as checks.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about bills, fasting
If you have a little extra money to blow, something will break, and cost more than that little extra.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about money
If you don't want it, there is plenty of it; If you really need it, they're all out of it.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, need
The more you like a product, the more likely it will be discontinued.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony
If you are shopping to find a certain thing, no matter how simple it may be, no matter where you go, you will find every conceivable thing except that which you are looking for.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, things
The one time you didn't make a copy of your 1040, that's the one the IRS did not receive.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, time
Slog all day and no-one notices, take a 5 minute breather to play Window's Solitaire and the boss silently appears behind you.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, heads, day
All urgent and critical reports are handed out on Friday evening and are due first thing Monday morning.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, things
The best time to ask for a raise is when everything has gone wrong and your boss is in a panic mode.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about salary, heads, bad, time
Never ask for a raise after you have successfully completed a project.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about salary
If you do it right the first time, you will not be asked to resolve the problem and therefore will not be in a position to ask for a raise.
Quote by Edward A. Murphy about salary, rightness, time
