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
Laurence J. Peter quotes about
dirty cleaning environment
Cleaning anything involves making something else dirty, but anything can get dirty without something else getting clean.
political credit inevitable
Political success is the ability, when the inevitable occurs, to get credit for it.
sadness past may
May your happiest days of the past be your saddest days of your future.
dream nightmare possibility
An optimist expects his dreams to come true; a pessimist expects his nightmares to.
children kids answers
The modern child will answer you back before you've said anything.
giving want opinion
When I want your opinion I'll give it to you.
jobs giving wealth
Don't knock the rich. When did a poor person give you a job?
wise business men
Fools rush in where wise men fear to trade.
temptation another-chance may
The problem with temptation is that you may not get another chance.
parent luck faults
Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings.
birthday worry age
Don't worry about middle age: you'll outgrow it.
two loser
There are two sorts of losers - the good loser, and the one who can't act.
decision bad-decision stigma
There is no stigma attached to recognizing a bad decision in time to install a better one.
leadership ships hospitality
They lead only as the carved wooden figurehead leads the ship.