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Eat one live toad first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about advice, commerce, rest, nothing, things, day, contentment

Never ask two questions in a business letter. The reply will discuss the one you are least interested in, and say nothing about the other.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about affair, nothing, contentment

When the bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about heads, talking

If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about advice, use, being, contentment

There will always be beer cans rolling on the floor of your car when the boss asks for a ride home from the office.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about heads, home

Mother said there would be days like this, but she never said there would be so many.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about mother, day

Keep your boss's boss off your boss's back.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about heads

Everything can be filed under miscellaneous.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers

Never delay the ending of a meeting or the beginning of a cocktail hour.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about advice, meetings, beginning

To err is human, to forgive is not company policy.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about error, companies, human imperfections

In case of an atomic bomb attack, work rules will be temporarily suspended.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about work, attack, rules

Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about work

Important letters that contain no errors will develop errors in the mail.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about error

The last person that quit or was fired will be the one held responsible for everything that goes wrong - until the next person quits or is fired.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about responsability, people, prison, bad

There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but there is always enough time to do it over.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about time, rightness

The more pretentious a corporate name, the smaller the organization.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about companies, name

If you are good, you will be assigned all the work. If you are really good, you will get out of it.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about work, good, good luck, contentment

You are always doing something marginal when the boss drops by your desk.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about heads, contentment

If someone says he will do something without fail, he won't.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about failure

People who go to conferences are the ones who shouldn't.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, people