222 Quotes by Laurence J. Peter

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.

We are members of a strange species that devotes its energies to climbing the ladder of success in order to make money to buy things we don't like.

Incompetence,” he argued, “knows no barrier of time or place.

Reality is for people who can’t face drugs.

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

Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.

An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.

I inherited my ability from both parents; my mother’s ability for spending money, and my father’s ability for not earning it.

The advantage of modern means of communication is they enable you to worry about things in all of the world.