Success and Failure
376 aphorisms · 9 comments
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tiny.ag/6dhgl4cy · submitted 1998 by Ian Robinson
An error is not a mistake until you refuse to correct it.
tiny.ag/o9rrnhjx · submitted 1997
Anthony's Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll into the least accessible corner of the workshop.
tiny.ag/frlb4xpk · submitted 1997
Any small object that is accidentally dropped will hide under a larger object.
tiny.ag/qyrspbdi · submitted 1997
Any time things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something.
tiny.ag/9unwygui · submitted 1997
Any time you think you have influence, try ordering around someone else's dog.
tiny.ag/mximzhqd · submitted 1997
Anyone who uses the phrase "easy as taking candy from a baby" has never tried taking candy from a baby.
tiny.ag/avqob1zr · submitted 1997
Blessed are the meek for they shall inhibit the earth.
tiny.ag/lmtj5cfu · submitted 1997
Blessed are those who expect nothing... for they will not be disappointed.
tiny.ag/kbikw1yt · submitted 1997
Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night.
tiny.ag/odgzoipj · submitted 1997
Boob's Law: You always find something in the last place you look.
tiny.ag/tcqireyb · submitted 1997
Boren's Laws: (1) When in charge, ponder. (2) When in trouble, delegate. (3) When in doubt, mumble.
tiny.ag/zmis8rln · submitted 1997
Bradley's Bromide: If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee -- that will do them in.
tiny.ag/dm6wz1hm · submitted 1997
By doing just a little every day, you can gradually let the task completely overwhelm you.
tiny.ag/abk7huzh · submitted 1997
What a strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
Unknown, (W.O.P.R. computer in War Games), in Success and Failure and War and Peace
tiny.ag/hcgfyxv9 · submitted 1997
A .44 magnum beats four aces.
tiny.ag/hjgpjdl6 · submitted 1997
A bend in the road is not the end of the road -- unless you fail to make the turn.
tiny.ag/iuvg5od2 · submitted 1997
A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project will take only twice as long.
tiny.ag/27fahwgf · submitted 1997
A computer can make as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working for 20 years.
tiny.ag/ow0faywn · submitted 1997
A conceited person never gets anywhere because he thinks he is already there.
tiny.ag/6ldwnwhf · submitted 1997
A day for firm decisions! Or is it?
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