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The authority of a person is inversely proportional to the number of functions in his pocket calculator.

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

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

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

The rate of instrument failure/breakdown is inversely proportional to the ease of finding a repairman.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about failure

The distance to your departure gate is directly proportional to the weight of your carry on luggage and inversely proportional to the time remaining before your flight.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about flight, time

The number of the departure gate is inversely proportional to the time available to get there.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about numbers, time

The amount of work that went into planning your new campaign is inversely proportional to how many people will want to play it.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about work, people

The percent of time spent bickering over what to do next is inversely proportional to the importance of the subject being fought over.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about being, time

The amount of missed attack rolls is inversely proportional to the importance of the battle.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about attack

Luck in dice rolls varies inversely with role-playing ability.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about bad luck, good luck, ability

The chances the elevator isn't work is inversely proportional to the weight you are carrying multiplied by the number of stairs you'll have to climb.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about chance, numbers, work, contentment

A person's happiness is inversely related to how many timepieces s/he owns

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about happiness, people

Good luck is inversely proportional to good timing.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about good luck, bad luck, good

The Law of Triviality briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.

Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about law, triviality, time

Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.

Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about time