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The important things are always simple, the simple are always hard.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about things

When reviewing the radio frequencies that you just wrote down, the most important ones are always illegible.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, contentment

The self-importance of a superior is inversely proportional to his position in the hierarchy as is his deviousness and mischievousness.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, hierarchy, self-control

Nobody cares what you did yesterday or what you are going to do tomorrow. What is important is what you are doing NOW to solve our problem.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, contentment

The time it takes to respond to an emergency is inversely proportional to the importance of the call.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, time

The important things are always simple.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about things

The more stupid the leader is, the more important tasks he is ordered to carry out.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about fire brigade

The self-importance of a client is inversely proportional to his position in the hierarchy as is his deviousness and mischievousness.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about photography, hierarchy, customers, self-control

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

The greater the importance of the phone call the bigger the mess the child will make or the louder the tantrum the child will have.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about children

When most important task awaits you get most number of interruptions.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about numbers, contentment

The network would snap just when you were explaining an important point over a NetMeeting conference call.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about contentment

All mails except the most important one, which was sent way before, will find their way into your inbox.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

Your Security will insist on you leaving by 7:00 on the very day when you have to stay till 10:00 to meet an important deadline.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about security, day, contentment

You'd find the important Phone number/e-mail ID you had been looking for, only after you had got in touch with that person by some other means.

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

When you are out of office, the most important of phone calls would be attended by the least concerned of your colleagues who wouldn't even care to ask who it was.. or wouldn't remember.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about contentment

The legibility of a copy is inversely proportional to its importance.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

Whenever you have something important to do the next morning, the alarm will never go off.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about contentment

On every band trip one important piece of percussion equipment will be left at the performance site.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

After-school meetings always occur on the day of an important after-school rehearsal.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about school, meetings, day