Murphy's Law
Source status: Attributed to Anthony Johnson
If there is ever the possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.
- Anthony Johnson
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This law belongs with Murphy's Technology Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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