The more complicated the job is the less time and useful information you will be given.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about work, time, contentment
Murphy's laws, page 27
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
If the salesperson says, all you have to do is... you know you're in trouble.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about advice, problems, contentment
When a customer says: It's perfect except... you know it will be necessary to rebuild the whole piece.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about customers, perfection, contentment
The number of open service windows at banks, post offices, airline counters, etc... always equals [n/2 - m], n being the total number of windows and m being a random number between 1 and the total number of windows minus 1.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, numbers, bankers, being
The simpler and quicker your transaction, the more complex and time-consuming the transaction of the person immediately ahead of you in the line.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about affair, people, time, contentment
When you stand at your counter for hours on end and then go to break, that's when the customer comes and rings the bell for help.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about customers, help, end, contentment
Any item that you want to purchase from a catalog will always be out of stock at the time you want to buy it.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, commerce, contentment, time
If your Check-Book and Bank-Balance Sheet agree... Re-Do-It... You Goofed Up.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about bankers, contentment
This is from my own experience over the past 50+ years!
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about experience, past
If a tenant attempts to replace the washer in a faucet, plan on replacing the faucet; perhaps all the plumbing in the building.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about real estate, tenants
Prospective tenants who make an appointment to see your rental across town, often get kidnapped on the way there... so there was just no way they could call you.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about real estate, tenants, city, contentment
Tenants only lock themselves out in the middle of the night... or on Christmas.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about real estate, tenants, christmas, night
When a furnace breaks in mid-winter, it is always the heat exchanger.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about things
The hardware store closes five minutes before you get there.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about stores, contentment
A tenant's ability to see dirt and damage is much greater when the move in than when they move out.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about tenants, ability
Your best tenants always get job transfers during the worst rental markets.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about tenants, real estate
Everything in your rentals will break 100 times faster than in your own home.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about real estate, home
The insurance inspector always shows up to take photos of the building as you are putting the evicted tenant’s possessions on the curb.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about real estate, tenants, contentment
