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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Don't knock the rich. When did a poor person give you a job?
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When I want your opinion I'll give it to you.
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Give a child enough rope and he will trip you up.
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We hate to have some people give us advice because we know how badly they need it themselves.
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There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, andthose who did and never thought.
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Few of us ever test our powers of deduction, except when filling out an income tax form
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Slump, and the world slumps with you. Push, and you push alone.
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Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.
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The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.
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Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
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Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise.
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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.
If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up somewhere else.