Laurence J. Peter

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A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.
Laurence J. Peter

A man convinced against his will is not convinced.
Laurence J. Peter

A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know.
Laurence J. Peter

A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.
Laurence J. Peter

Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.
Laurence J. Peter

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there.
Laurence J. Peter

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.
Laurence J. Peter

An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.
Laurence J. Peter

An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it.
Laurence J. Peter

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.
Laurence J. Peter

Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.
Laurence J. Peter

Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work.
Laurence J. Peter

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.
Laurence J. Peter

Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
Laurence J. Peter

Don't believe in miracles - depend on them.
Laurence J. Peter

Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise.
Laurence J. Peter

Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices.
Laurence J. Peter

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.
Laurence J. Peter

Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.
Laurence J. Peter

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.
Laurence J. Peter

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Biography
Type: Writer
Nationality: Canadian
Born: September 16, 1919
Died: January 12, 1990

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Laurence J. Peter

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Against logic there is no armor like ignorance. Laurence J. Peter America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there. Laurence J. Peter An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today. Laurence J. Peter An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it. Laurence J. Peter Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status. Laurence J. Peter Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Laurence J. Peter Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices. Laurence J. Peter Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent. Laurence J. Peter Every man serves a useful purpose: A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor. Laurence J. PeterHumility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are. Laurence J. PeterIf a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk? Laurence J. PeterIf you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. Laurence J. PeterIn spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. Laurence J. PeterIt is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time. Laurence J. PeterOriginality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. Laurence J. PeterPsychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings. Laurence J. PeterReal, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life. Develop a train of thought on which to ride. The nobility of your life as well as your happiness depends upon the direction in which that train of thought is going. Laurence J. PeterSpeak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret. Laurence J. Peter The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it. Laurence J. Peter The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. Laurence J. PeterThere is no stigma attached to recognizing a bad decision in time to install a better one. Laurence J. PeterEveryone rises to their level of incompetence. Laurence J. Peter, "The Peter Principle" Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to believe. Laurence J. Peter, misquoting Sir Walter Scott Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. Laurence J. Peter, The Peter Principle (1969), chapter 1

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Laurence Sterne

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A dwarf who brings a standard along with him to measure his own size, take my word, is a dwarf in more articles than one.
Laurence Sterne

Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness.
Laurence Sterne

An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.
Laurence Sterne

An English man does not travel to see English men.
Laurence Sterne

But this is neither here nor there why do I mention it? Ask my pen, it governs me, I govern not it.
Laurence Sterne

Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood.
Laurence Sterne

For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies.
Laurence Sterne

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Laurence Sterne

I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when he laughs - it adds something to this fragment of life.
Laurence Sterne

I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor.
Laurence Sterne

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.
Laurence Sterne

I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me.
Laurence Sterne

In all unmerciful actions, the worst of men pay this compliment at least to humanity, as to endeavour to wear as much of the appearance of it, as the case will well let them.
Laurence Sterne

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.
Laurence Sterne

It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end provided there is a sufficient wick standing out.
Laurence Sterne

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.
Laurence Sterne

Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.
Laurence Sterne

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.
Laurence Sterne

Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.
Laurence Sterne

Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy.
Laurence Sterne

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Biography
Type: Novelist
Nationality: Irish
Born: November 24, 1713
Died: March 18, 1768

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Laurence Sterne

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A dwarf who brings a standard along with him to measure his own size, take my word, is a dwarf in more articles than one.
Laurence Sterne

Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness.
Laurence Sterne

An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.
Laurence Sterne

An English man does not travel to see English men.
Laurence Sterne

But this is neither here nor there why do I mention it? Ask my pen, it governs me, I govern not it.
Laurence Sterne

Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood.
Laurence Sterne

For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies.
Laurence Sterne

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Laurence Sterne

I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when he laughs - it adds something to this fragment of life.
Laurence Sterne

I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor.
Laurence Sterne

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.
Laurence Sterne

I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me.
Laurence Sterne

In all unmerciful actions, the worst of men pay this compliment at least to humanity, as to endeavour to wear as much of the appearance of it, as the case will well let them.
Laurence Sterne

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.
Laurence Sterne

It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end provided there is a sufficient wick standing out.
Laurence Sterne

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.
Laurence Sterne

Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.
Laurence Sterne

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.
Laurence Sterne

Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.
Laurence Sterne

Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy.
Laurence Sterne

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Biography
Type: Novelist
Nationality: Irish
Born: November 24, 1713
Died: March 18, 1768

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Laurence J. Peter

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A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.
Laurence J. Peter

A man convinced against his will is not convinced.
Laurence J. Peter

A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know.
Laurence J. Peter

A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.
Laurence J. Peter

Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.
Laurence J. Peter

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there.
Laurence J. Peter

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.
Laurence J. Peter

An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.
Laurence J. Peter

An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it.
Laurence J. Peter

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.
Laurence J. Peter

Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.
Laurence J. Peter

Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work.
Laurence J. Peter

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.
Laurence J. Peter

Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
Laurence J. Peter

Don't believe in miracles - depend on them.
Laurence J. Peter

Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise.
Laurence J. Peter

Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices.
Laurence J. Peter

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.
Laurence J. Peter

Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.
Laurence J. Peter

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.
Laurence J. Peter

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Biography
Type: Writer
Nationality: Canadian
Born: September 16, 1919
Died: January 12, 1990

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Against logic there is no armor like ignorance. Laurence J. Peter America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there. Laurence J. Peter An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today. Laurence J. Peter An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it. Laurence J. Peter Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status. Laurence J. Peter Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Laurence J. Peter Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices. Laurence J. Peter Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent. Laurence J. Peter Every man serves a useful purpose: A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor. Laurence J. PeterHumility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are. Laurence J. PeterIf a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk? Laurence J. PeterIf you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. Laurence J. PeterIn spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. Laurence J. PeterIt is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time. Laurence J. PeterOriginality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. Laurence J. PeterPsychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings. Laurence J. PeterReal, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life. Develop a train of thought on which to ride. The nobility of your life as well as your happiness depends upon the direction in which that train of thought is going. Laurence J. PeterSpeak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret. Laurence J. Peter The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it. Laurence J. Peter The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. Laurence J. PeterThere is no stigma attached to recognizing a bad decision in time to install a better one. Laurence J. PeterEveryone rises to their level of incompetence. Laurence J. Peter, "The Peter Principle" Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to believe. Laurence J. Peter, misquoting Sir Walter Scott Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. Laurence J. Peter, The Peter Principle (1969), chapter 1

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Against logic there is no armor like ignorance. Laurence J. Peter America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there. Laurence J. Peter An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today. Laurence J. Peter An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it. Laurence J. Peter Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status. Laurence J. Peter Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Laurence J. Peter Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices. Laurence J. Peter Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent. Laurence J. Peter Every man serves a useful purpose: A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor. Laurence J. PeterHumility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are. Laurence J. PeterIf a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk? Laurence J. PeterIf you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. Laurence J. PeterIn spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. Laurence J. PeterIt is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time. Laurence J. PeterOriginality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. Laurence J. PeterPsychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings. Laurence J. PeterReal, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life. Develop a train of thought on which to ride. The nobility of your life as well as your happiness depends upon the direction in which that train of thought is going. Laurence J. PeterSpeak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret. Laurence J. Peter The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it. Laurence J. Peter The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. Laurence J. PeterThere is no stigma attached to recognizing a bad decision in time to install a better one. Laurence J. PeterEveryone rises to their level of incompetence. Laurence J. Peter, "The Peter Principle" Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to believe. Laurence J. Peter, misquoting Sir Walter Scott Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. Laurence J. Peter, The Peter Principle (1969), chapter 1

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Against logic there is no armor like ignorance. Laurence J. Peter America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there. Laurence J. Peter An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today. Laurence J. Peter An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it. Laurence J. Peter Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status. Laurence J. Peter Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Laurence J. Peter Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices. Laurence J. Peter Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent. Laurence J. Peter Every man serves a useful purpose: A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor. Laurence J. PeterHumility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are. Laurence J. PeterIf a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk? Laurence J. PeterIf you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. Laurence J. PeterIn spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. Laurence J. PeterIt is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time. Laurence J. PeterOriginality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. Laurence J. PeterPsychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings. Laurence J. PeterReal, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life. Develop a train of thought on which to ride. The nobility of your life as well as your happiness depends upon the direction in which that train of thought is going. Laurence J. PeterSpeak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret. Laurence J. Peter The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it. Laurence J. Peter The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. Laurence J. PeterThere is no stigma attached to recognizing a bad decision in time to install a better one. Laurence J. PeterEveryone rises to their level of incompetence. Laurence J. Peter, "The Peter Principle" Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to believe. Laurence J. Peter, misquoting Sir Walter Scott Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. Laurence J. Peter, The Peter Principle (1969), chapter 1

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