Author: Laurence J. Peter

Quotes

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.

- Laurence J. Peter

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

- Laurence J. Peter

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.

- Laurence J. Peter

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.

- Laurence J. Peter

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?

- Laurence J. Peter

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.

- Laurence J. Peter

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.

- Laurence J. Peter

It's 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.

- Laurence J. Peter

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.

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.

- Laurence J. Peter

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