Quotes about Technology, page 2

Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are lost.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

A failure will not appear till a unit has passed final inspection.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

New systems generate new problems.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

We don't know one millionth of one percent about anything.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

Some people manage by the book, even though they don't know who wrote the book or even what book.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

The primary function of the design engineer is to make things difficult for the fabricator and impossible for the serviceman.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

After all is said and done, a hell of a lot more is said than done.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

Computers are unreliable, but humans are even more unreliable. Any system which depends on human reliability is unreliable.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

If an experiment works, something has gone wrong.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

When all else fails, read the instructions.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

Everything that goes up must come down.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

Any instrument when dropped will roll into the least accessible corner.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will want to use it.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

The degree of technical competence is inversely proportional to the level of management.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

There is never time to do it right, but always time to do it over.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

The remaining work to finish in order to reach your goal increases as the deadline approaches.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

The more urgent the need for a decision to be made, less apparent become the identity of the decision maker.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

A screw will never fit a nut.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

When working on a motor vehicle engine, any tool dropped will land directly under the center of the engine.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology