Facts about Laurence J. Peter

Occup.Writer
FromCanada
BornSeptember 16, 1919
DiedJanuary 12, 1990
Aged70 years

Summary

Laurence J. Peter was a famous Writer from Canada, who lived between September 16, 1919 and January 12, 1990. He/she became 70 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac virgo, who is known for Analyzing, Practical, Reflective, Observation, Thoughtful. Our collection contains 40 quotes who is written / told by Laurence, under the main topics: Business - Friendship - Teen.

40 Famous quotes by Laurence J. Peter

Small: Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively
"Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively"
Small: An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didnt happen tod
"An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today"
Small: Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away
"Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away"
Small: Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices
"Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices"
Small: Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents shortcomings
"Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings"
Small: Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other
"Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other"
Small: Dont believe in miracles - depend on them
"Don't believe in miracles - depend on them"
Small: As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isnt
"As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't"
Small: When in doubt or danger, run in circles, scream and shout
"When in doubt or danger, run in circles, scream and shout"
Small: There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us
"There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us"
Small: The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance
"The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance"
Small: If you dont know where youre going, you will probably end up somewhere else
"If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up somewhere else"
Small: Going to church doesnt make you any more a Christian than going to the garage makes you a car
"Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage makes you a car"
Small: The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd
"The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep"
Small: Its better to have loved and lost than to have to do forty pounds of laundry a week
"It's better to have loved and lost than to have to do forty pounds of laundry a week"
Small: If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?
"If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?"
Small: Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience
"Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience"
Small: A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street
"A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street"
Small: A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to
"A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to"
Small: You cant cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Dont let yourself indulge in vain w
"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes"
Small: Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent
"Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent"
Small: You can always tell a real friend: when youve made a fool of yourself he doesnt feel youve done a perma
"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"
Small: Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence
"Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence"
Small: Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it
"Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it"
Small: Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise
"Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise"
Small: Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame
"Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame"
Small: America is a country that doesnt know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting
"America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there"
Small: The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure
"The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure"
Small: If two wrongs dont make a right, try three
"If two wrongs don't make a right, try three"
Small: Everyone rises to their level of incompetence
"Everyone rises to their level of incompetence"
Small: Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status
"Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status"
Small: An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it
"An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it"
Small: A man doesnt know what he knows until he knows what he doesnt know
"A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know"
Small: Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undeci
"Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them"
Small: Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder
"Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder"
Small: Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work
"Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work"
Small: America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation
"America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation"
Small: Against logic there is no armor like ignorance
"Against logic there is no armor like ignorance"
Small: A man convinced against his will is not convinced
"A man convinced against his will is not convinced"
Small: In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence
"In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence"