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At work, the authority of a person is inversely proportional to the number of pens that person is carrying.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about work, people, authority, numbers

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

The pressure of responsibility taking a difficult decision is the result of a division between its importance and the number of participant persons.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about responsability, people, numbers

One's willingness to do something is inversely proportional to: a) the need for it to be done, b) the number of people who are relying on that person to do it.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, people, numbers, need

The simpler and quicker your transaction, the more complex and time-consuming the transaction of the person immediately ahead of you in the line.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about affair, people, time, contentment

If attendance is mandatory, a scheduled exam will produce increased absenteeism. If attendance is optional, an exam will produce persons you have never seen before.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about education, tests, people, contentment

Teamwork is essential , it gives the enemy other people to shoot at.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, essential, enemies, people

To steal information from a person is called plagiarism. To steal information from the enemy is called gathering intelligence.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, plagiarism, intelligence, enemies, people

In peacetime people say: War is Hell. In combat, under fire from artillery, airplanes, or whatever, a soldier thinks, War is really really really LOUD as Hell!

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, hell, fire, fire brigade, people

Dogs do not see the badge as a person of authority, they see lunch.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, authority, people

The number of people who lock their keys in their car is directly proportional to how bad the weather is.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, weather, numbers, bad luck, bad, people

In general, a person's innocence is often diametrically opposed to how much they insist that they are.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about innocence, police, people

The success of an assignment is inversely proportional to the product of its importance and the number of people watching.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about photography, numbers, success, people

Strobes only explode when lots of people are watching.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about photography, people

The first person in line when the clinic opens will not require urgent care. The sickest person will arrive 5 minutes before closing: I thought I'd feel better.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, people, thinking

The later you are running, the slower the people in front of you, and on any accessible side are going to drive.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, contentment, people

The other people at the bus stop are waiting for the bus that has just pulled in.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, people

The last person on the bus always wants the last stop.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, people

If you’re absolutely positive that you saw slick willie (BC) at a SASS meet dressed as a cowboy packin’ heat, always keep it to yourself and never mention it; cowboys don‘t cotton to crazy people.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cowboys, contentment, people

Your mother is the only person that knows more about you than you know about yourself.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about mother, people, contentment