The document lists 9 of Murphy's Laws, which are adages or sayings that are said to explain why things tend to go wrong. The laws state that things are never as simple as they seem, activities take more time than planned, and commitments are easier to get into than out of. It also notes that something else always needs to be done first, improvements can lead to breaks, clarity can cause confusion, and fooling some people some of the time is good enough.

1. Singa Lama
Chairman, International Council of Education &
Research (ICER)

2. Murphy’s Laws
 Nothing is ever as simple as it first seems.
 Everything you decide to do costs more
than first estimated.
 Every activity takes more time than you
have.
 It's easier to make a commitment or to get
involved in something than to get out of
it.

3.  Whatever you set out to do, something
else must be done first.
 If you improve or tinker with something
long enough, eventually it will break.
 By making something absolutely clear,
somebody will be confused.
 You can fool some of the people all of the
time and all of the people some of the
time, and that's sufficient.