Subject: problem solving Thoughts to get you through almost any crisis: 1. Indecision is the key to flexibility. 2. There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation. 3. If anything can go wrong, fix it, to hell with Murphy! 4. Multiple projects lead to multiple successes. 5. When given a choice, take both. 6. When forced to comprimise, ask for more. 7. If you can't beat them, join them, then beat themm. 8. Happiness is merely the remission of pain. 9. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. 10. Sometimes too much to drink, isn't enough. 11. The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant. 12. If you can't win, change the rules. 13. If you can't change the rules, ignore them. 14. "No" simply means begin again at one level higher. 15. The carefull application of terror is also a form f communication. 16. Someone who thinks logicallly is a nice contrast to reality. 17. Reality is an illusion. 18. Things are more like they are today than they ever were before. 19. Anything that is worth fighting for, is worth fighting dirty for. 20. Do unto others, then cover your tracks. 21. Do unto others as they would do unto you. 22. Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. 23. Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate. 24. Suicide is the most sincere form of self criticism. 25. If you think taht there is good in everybody, then you haven't met everybody. 26. All things being equal, big people use more soap. 27. If you can smile when something goes wrong, you have someone in mind to blame. 28. One seventh of your life is spent on Monday. 29. An electron cloud is not the same as an electron ocean. 30. By the time you make ends meet, they move the ends. 31. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is seriour. 32. The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets. 33. No matter how bad it gets, it can always get worse. 34. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on. 35. Never wrestle with a pig, you both get all dirty, and the pig likes it. 36. The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live.