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In a 24 hour store, there are 5 customers in the store and they always come to the register at the same time, and again the customer with the largest order is the first one in line.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, customers, stores, order, time

What you don't know, will cost you a lot of money.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about money, contentment

It is no disgrace to be poor, but it is awfully inconvenient.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about poverty

When in trouble change the subject. However, this may lead the subject to another one of your offenses.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about advice, problems, change

When in trouble do what you can. If that fails try what you can't. If that fails give yourself an A for effort and run like hell with pride!

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about problems, proudness, hell, contentment

You pay peanuts and you get monkeys. In some organizations you pay doughnuts and you still get monkeys.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about irony, contentment

The Customer is always unhappy about your product and service.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about customers

Little things make a lot more of a difference; but the little things don't get as much recognition.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about things

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

Excess of analysis causes paralysis.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about excess

The quality of workmanship of any given object is inversely proportional to how well it works.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about quality

Procedures should not be used as a substitute for thought.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about thinking

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

Ament's First Law of Corporate Survival: when you see the shit is about to hit the fan, shut your mouth.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about law, survival, contentment

Ament's Second Law of Corporate Survival: Duck.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about law, companies, survival

Inverse Rule of Contracts: the smaller the dollar amount of a contract the longer it will take to negotiate.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about affair, rules

One learns at least as much about management from poor managers as from good ones.

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

The more complicated the job is the less time and useful information you will be given.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about work, time, contentment

If the salesperson says, all you have to do is... you know you're in trouble.

Quote 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.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about customers, perfection, contentment