Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter
Laurence Johnston Peterwas a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist", best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth16 September 1919
CountryCanada
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Egypt: Where the Israelites would still be if Moses had been a bureaucrat.
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Lead, follow or get of the way
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The unexpected always happens.
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I inherited my ability from both parents; my mother's ability for spending money, and my father's ability for not earning it.
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A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it.
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Scientists are still trying to produce life in the laboratory, but it shouldn't be difficult if the laboratory assistant is pretty and willing.
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You shouldn't punish others for your own choices.
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Reality is for people who can't face drugs.
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The man who believes he can do it is probably right, and so is the man who believes he can't.
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Two things reduce prejudice: education and laughter.
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Real, 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.
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Middle age is when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work.
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It's strange that men should take up crime when there are so many legal ways to be dishonest.
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Computers can solve all kinds of problems except the unemployment problem they create.