Alligator Principle

When you are up to your ass in alligators, it is difficult to remind

yourself that your initial objective was to drain the swamp.
Allison's Precept
The best simple-minded test of expertise in a particular area is the ability
to win money in a series of bets on future occurrences in that area.
Law of Ambition
At any one time, thousands of borough councilmen, school board members,
attorneys, and businessmen -- as well as congressmen, senators, and
governors -- are dreaming of the White House, but few, if any of them, will
make it.

Anderson's Law
Any system or problem, however complicated, if looked at in exactly the
right way, will become even more complicated.
Andrew's Canoeing Postulate
No matter which direction you start, it's always against the wind coming
back.
Law of Annoyance
When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're
finished with, you will need it instantly.
Anthony's Law of Force
Don't force it, get a larger hammer.

Anthony's Law of the Workshop

Any tool, when dropped, will roll into the least accessible corner of the
workshop.
Corollary - On the way to the corner, any dropped tool will first and always
strike your toes.
Approval Seeker's Law
Those whose approval you seek the most give you the least.