Success and Failure

Wethern's Law: Assumption is the mother of all screw-ups.

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

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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, destroy all evidence that you tried.

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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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If I can be of any help, you're in worse trouble than I thought.

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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 successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success.

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Use soft words and hard arguments.

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Watch for big problems; they disguise big opportunities.

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Weiler's Law: Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself.

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Everything you do or say is public relations.

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Every solution breeds new problems.

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Ever notice that even the busiest people are never too busy to tell you just how busy they are?

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

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