List of Laurence J. Peter Quotes

When You See Yourself Quoted In Print And You’re Sorry You Said It, It Suddenly Becomes A Misquotation.

Two Can Live As Cheaply As One - If They Both Have Good Jobs.

The Cave-dweller's Wife Complained That He Hadn't Dragged Her Anywhere In Months.

No Committee Could Ever Come Up With Anything As Revolutionary As A Camel - Anything As Practical And As Perfectly Designed To Perform Effectively Under Such Difficult Conditions.

Home Is Where The College Student Home For The Holidays Isn't.

In The Country Of The Blind, The One-eyed King Can Still Goof Up.

Middle Age Is When The Best Exercise Is One Of Discretion.

They Lead Only As The Carved Wooden Figurehead Leads The Ship.

A Bureaucrat's Idea Of Cleaning Up His Files Is To Make A Copy Of Every Paper Before He Destroys It.

If You Can't Keep Up, Drag Them Down To Your Level.

Marriage Is A Good Deal Like Taking A Bath-not So Hot Once You Get Accustomed To It.

Competition In Academia Is So Vicious Because The Stakes Are So Small.