Success and Failure

Some day my boat will come in, and with my luck I'll be at the airport.

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Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.

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Small minds are the first to condemn great ideas.

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Silverman's Law: If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will.

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Reach for the moon and if you miss at least you will land among the stars.

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Perfection is only achieved on the point of collapse.

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Strategy: A long-range plan whose merit cannot be evaluated until sometime after those creating it have left the organization.

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I'd rather be rich than stupid.

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I wish I were what I was when I wanted to be what I am now.

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Hoare's Law of Large Problems: Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out.

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Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you've got.

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God wisely designed the human body so that we can neither pat our own backs nor kick ourselves too easily.

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Finagle's Fourth Law: Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only makes it worse.

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Experience is the worst teacher. It always gives the test first and the instruction afterwards.

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Everything you do or say is public relations.

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Even if you aren't making money at your job, but doing something you love to do, you are a true success.

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If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.

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Ducharm's Axiom: If you view your problem closely enough you will recognize yourself as part of the problem.

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Even a blind pig in a blizzard finds an acorn once in a while.

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Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who decided to stand their ground.

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