Breaking Murphy's Law» Quotes Archive – Breaking Murphy's Law http://www.breakingmurphyslaw.com Because when you're presenting, someone's always watching. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mike Tyson on Having a Plan http://www.breakingmurphyslaw.com/2010/06/24/mike-tyson-plan/ http://www.breakingmurphyslaw.com/2010/06/24/mike-tyson-plan/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:52:21 +0000 Lee Potts http://www.breakingmurphyslaw.com/?p=1816 “Everybody has a plan, until they get hit.”

~Boxer Mike Tyson, via  Eric S. Smith


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]]> http://www.breakingmurphyslaw.com/2010/06/24/mike-tyson-plan/feed/ 0 Apparent Disinclination http://www.breakingmurphyslaw.com/2009/06/01/apparent-disinclination/ http://www.breakingmurphyslaw.com/2009/06/01/apparent-disinclination/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:26:28 +0000 Lee Potts http://www.breakingmurphyslaw.com/?p=1335 “Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”

~Douglas Adams


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"Apparent Disinclination" was originally posted on Breaking Murphy's Law on June 01, 2009. Copyright 2009 Lee Potts and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0. All other rights reserved.

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~National Preparedness Guidelines, September 2007


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~Philadelphia goalie Martin Biron after the Flyers took a 3-1 lead in their 2008 semifinal series after a 4-2 win over Montreal


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