Laurence J. Peter Quotes - Page 6

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• When a New Yorker looks like he has a suntan, it's probably rust.

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  Travel, Home, Looks

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• A man convinced against his will is not convinced.

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  Men, Atheism, Literature

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• A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.

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  Men, Looks, Literature

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• The habitually punctual make all their mistakes right on time.

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  Mistake, Punctual

  "Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Time". Book by Laurence J. Peter, p. 181, 1977.

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• Poetry is that which is lost in translation.

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  Lost, Poetry Is, Lost In Translation

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• In the country of the blind, the one-eyed king can still goof up.

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  Country, Kings, Government

  Dr. Laurence J. Peter (2013). “Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times”, p.40, Harper Collins

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• They lead only as the carved wooden figurehead leads the ship.

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  Leadership, Ships, Hospitality

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• Middle age is when the best exercise is one of discretion.

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  Exercise, Age, Judgment

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• Home is where the college student home for the holidays isn't.

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  Home, Holiday, College

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• If you can't keep up, drag them down to your level.

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  Work, Levels, Drag

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• 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.

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  Camels, Revolutionary, Come Up

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• The cave-dweller's wife complained that he hadn't dragged her anywhere in months.

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  Women, Wife, Caves

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• Two can live as cheaply as one - if they both have good jobs.

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  Jobs, Two, Good Job

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• When you see yourself quoted in print and you’re sorry you said it, it suddenly becomes a misquotation.

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  Sorry, Said, Print

  "Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Time". Book by Laurence J. Peter, p. 418, 1977.

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