Laurence J. Peter Quotes - Page 5

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

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices. In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.

The surest sign that you haven't any sense is to argue with one who hasn't.

The man who is always waving the flag usually waives what it stands for.

All science is concerned with the relationship of cause and effect. Each scientific discovery increases man's ability to predict the consequences of his actions and thus his ability to control future events.

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

Competition in academia is so vicious because the stakes are so small.

An optimist is one who makes the best of it when he gets the worst of it.

Bore : A fellow who can change the subject back to his topic of conversation faster than you can change it back to yours.

Scientists are still trying to produce life in the laboratory, but it shouldn't be difficult if the laboratory assistant is pretty and willing.

When a person puts his best foot forward and gets it stepped on, that's life.

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

Every man serves a useful purpose: a miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.

Peter's Principle: In an organization, each person rises to the level of his own incompetence.

If we lacked imagination enough to foresee something better, life would indeed be a tragedy.

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

Nobody can be perfect unless he admits his faults, but if he has faults how can he be perfect?

Few of us ever test our powers of deduction, except when filling out an income tax form

The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it.

A rut is a grave with the ends knocked out.

A bureaucrat's idea of cleaning up his files is to make a copy of every paper before he destroys it.

Marriage is a good deal like taking a bath-not so hot once you get accustomed to it.

Lead, follow or get of the way

You could generally inform a real close friend: when you have manufactured a idiot of on your own he does not truly feel you've finished a long lasting job.

There are two sorts of losers - the good loser, and the one who can't act.