There seem to be certain laws at work in the universe that you learn through experience. See if you don't think so:
Nothing is ever as simple as it seems.
Everything takes longer than you expect.
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
If you see that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop.
It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious.
Gold's Law: If the shoe fits, its ugly.
If everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
When you dial a wrong number you never get a busy signal.
Jones's Law: Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Ettorre's observation: The other line moves faster. This applies to all lines—bank, supermarket, toll booth, customs. If you change lines, then the other line—the one you were in originally—will move faster.
If it can be understood, it is not finished yet.
The severity of an itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
When you come in late for work, everybody notices; when you work late, nobody notices.
The waitress always comes around to ask you how your food is whenever your mouth is full.
The average time between throwing something away and needing it badly is about two weeks.
Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans.
When you're right, nobody remembers; when you're wrong, nobody forgets.
O'Reilly's Law: No matter what goes wrong, there's always someone who knew it would.
Kilpatrick's Law: Interchangeable parts aren't.
Brennan's Law: Paper is always strongest at the perforations.
Immediately after you buy an item, you find a coupon for it. -Bill Copeland
The first person who gets off a crowded elevator is always standing in the back. -Carl Dombeck
The last key in the bunch usually opens the lock.
Doing my Christmas happy dance.
