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Top 10 Murphy's Laws

By Simran Khurana, About.com

Murphy must never have imagined that his casual statement would someday become law! Murphy's Laws symbolize the error-prone nature of people and processes. Given below is a top 10 list of Murphy's Laws. These weren't actually uttered by Murphy. They just belong to the category of quotations that are known as "Murphy's Laws."

1. Murphy's Law

If something can go wrong, it will.

2. Murphy's Law

If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.

3. Murphy's Law

Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.

4. Murphy's Law

Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value.

5. Murphy's Law

The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.

6. Murphy's Law

The buddy system is essential to your survival; it gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at.

7. Murphy's Law

Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.

8. Murphy's Law

The opulence of the front office decor varies inversely with the fundamental solvency of the firm.

9. Murphy's Law

Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have to touch to be sure.

10. Murphy's Law

The first myth of management is that it exists.

How Would Your Top-10 List Have Been Different?

The top 10 quotations that I have included above are my personal choice. If you were to choose the top 10 Murphy's Laws, what would you have chosen? Come and let us know. Also, find out what others are saying.

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