Law # 1
If something can go wrong, it will.
Law # 2
If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.
Law # 3
Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.
Law # 4
Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value.
Law # 5
The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.
Law # 6
The buddy system is essential to your survival; it gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at.
Law # 7
Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.
Law # 8
The opulence of the front office decor varies inversely with the fundamental solvency of the firm.
Law # 9
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.
Law # 10
The first myth of management is that it exists.
