222 Quotes by Laurence J. Peter

Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise.

Lead, follow or get of the way

A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.

The unexpected always happens.

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

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

Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.

A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it.