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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
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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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In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts. Peter McWilliamsAcceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction. I am not saying you can't change the world, right wrongs, or replace evil with good. Acceptance is, in fact, the first step to successful action. If you don't fully accept a situation precisely the way it is, you will have difficulty changing it. Moreover, if you don't fully accept the situation, you will never really know if the situation should be changed. Peter McWilliams, Life 101Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth." Peter McWilliams, Life 101Guilt is anger directed at ourselves--at what we did or did not do. Peter McWilliams, Life 101If our early lessons of acceptance were as successful as our early lessons of anger, how much happier we would all be. Peter McWilliams, Life 101Many people weigh the guilt they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take. Peter McWilliams, Life 101Mistakes, obviously, show us what needs improving. Without mistakes, how would we know what we had to work on? Peter McWilliams, Life 101 Pain (any pain--emotional, physical, mental) has a message. The information it has about our life can be remarkably specific, but it usually falls into one of two categories: "We would be more alive if we did more of this," and, "Life would be more lovely if we did less of that." Once we get the pain's message, and follow its advice, the pain goes away. Peter McWilliams, Life 101 Resentment is anger directed at others--at what they did or did not do. Peter McWilliams, Life 101Stubbornness is also determination. It's simply a matter of shifting from "won't power" to "will power." Peter McWilliams, Life 101The more severe the pain or illness, the more severe will be the necessary changes. These may involve breaking bad habits, or acquiring some new and better ones. Peter McWilliams, Life 101 The simple solution for disappointment depression: Get up and get moving. Physically move. Do. Act. Get going. Peter McWilliams, Life 101To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all. Peter McWilliams, Life 101 To use fear as the friend it is, we must retrain and reprogram ourselves...We must persistently and convincingly tell ourselves that the fear is here--with its gift of energy and heightened awareness--so we can do our best and learn the most in the new situation. Peter McWilliams, Life 101 If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts. Peter McWilliams, Life 101, 1991

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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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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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Peter Drucker

Showing quotations 1 to 13 of 13 total Almost everybody today believes that nothing in economic history has ever moved as fast as, or had a greater impact than, the Information Revolution. But the Industrial Revolution moved at least as fast in the same time span, and had probably an equal impact if not a greater one. Peter DruckerIn all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from. Peter Drucker Management by objectives works if you first think through your objectives. Ninety percent of the time you haven't. Peter DruckerManagement is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. Peter DruckerPlans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. Peter Drucker Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. A product is not quality because it is hard to make and costs a lot of money, as manufacturers typically believe. This is incompetence. Customers pay only for what is of use to them and gives them value. Nothing else constitutes quality. Peter DruckerSo much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work. Peter Drucker The computer is a moron. Peter Drucker The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said. Peter DruckerThere is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter DruckerWe now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn. Peter DruckerInnovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship... the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth. Peter Drucker, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 1985"Management" means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folklore and superstition, and of cooperation for force. . . Peter Drucker, People and Performance

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Showing quotations 1 to 13 of 13 total Almost everybody today believes that nothing in economic history has ever moved as fast as, or had a greater impact than, the Information Revolution. But the Industrial Revolution moved at least as fast in the same time span, and had probably an equal impact if not a greater one. Peter DruckerIn all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from. Peter Drucker Management by objectives works if you first think through your objectives. Ninety percent of the time you haven't. Peter DruckerManagement is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. Peter DruckerPlans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. Peter Drucker Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. A product is not quality because it is hard to make and costs a lot of money, as manufacturers typically believe. This is incompetence. Customers pay only for what is of use to them and gives them value. Nothing else constitutes quality. Peter DruckerSo much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work. Peter Drucker The computer is a moron. Peter Drucker The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said. Peter DruckerThere is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter DruckerWe now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn. Peter DruckerInnovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship... the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth. Peter Drucker, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 1985"Management" means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folklore and superstition, and of cooperation for force. . . Peter Drucker, People and Performance

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Showing quotations 1 to 19 of 19 total Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them. Peter Ustinov By increasing the size of the keyhole, today's playwrights are in danger of doing away with the door. Peter UstinovChildren are the only form of immortality that we can be sure of. Peter Ustinov Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. Peter Ustinov Critics search for ages for the wrong word, which, to give them credit, they eventually find. Peter UstinovDid you know that every two hours the nations of this world spend as much on armaments as they spend on the children of this world every year? Peter UstinovHer virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought didn't amount to much. Peter UstinovI was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me to be the most civilized music in the world. Peter Ustinov I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future diplomats are taught to stammer. Peter UstinovIf the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done. Peter Ustinov In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from. Peter UstinovIt is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously. Peter UstinovLove is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. Peter Ustinov People who reach the top of the tree are only those who haven't got the qualifications to detain them at the bottom. Peter UstinovThe only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill. Peter UstinovThe point of living and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come. Peter Ustinov To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal. Peter UstinovUnfortunately, the balance of nature decrees that a super-abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares. Peter UstinovContrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first. Peter Ustinov, Dear Me (1977)

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Peter Ustinov

Showing quotations 1 to 19 of 19 total Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them. Peter Ustinov By increasing the size of the keyhole, today's playwrights are in danger of doing away with the door. Peter UstinovChildren are the only form of immortality that we can be sure of. Peter Ustinov Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. Peter Ustinov Critics search for ages for the wrong word, which, to give them credit, they eventually find. Peter UstinovDid you know that every two hours the nations of this world spend as much on armaments as they spend on the children of this world every year? Peter UstinovHer virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought didn't amount to much. Peter UstinovI was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me to be the most civilized music in the world. Peter Ustinov I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future diplomats are taught to stammer. Peter UstinovIf the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done. Peter Ustinov In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from. Peter UstinovIt is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously. Peter UstinovLove is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. Peter Ustinov People who reach the top of the tree are only those who haven't got the qualifications to detain them at the bottom. Peter UstinovThe only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill. Peter UstinovThe point of living and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come. Peter Ustinov To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal. Peter UstinovUnfortunately, the balance of nature decrees that a super-abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares. Peter UstinovContrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first. Peter Ustinov, Dear Me (1977)

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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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