Laurence J. Peter Quotes

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Laurence J. Peter

Profession : Writer

Birth : September 16, 1919

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

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You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

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Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.

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If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?

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Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.

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Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

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Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

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Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

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

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If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up somewhere else.

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Don't believe in miracles - depend on them.

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In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

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

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Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage makes you a car.

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When in doubt or danger, run in circles, scream and shout.

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A man convinced against his will is not convinced.

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

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The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep.

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Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.

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The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure.

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