Economist Quotes by Laurence J. Peter

You don't need to take a persons advice to make him feel good, just ask him for it.

— Laurence J. Peter

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

— Laurence J. Peter

It is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time.

— Laurence J. Peter

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

— Laurence J. Peter

Give a child enough rope and he will trip you up.

— Laurence J. Peter

Incompetence plus incompetence equals incompetence.

— Laurence J. Peter

He laughs best whose laugh lasts.

— Laurence J. Peter

The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure.

— Laurence J. Peter

A man convinced against his will is not convinced.

— Laurence J. Peter

Bore : A fellow who can change the subject back to his topic of conversation faster than you can change it back to yours.

— Laurence J. Peter

Men now monopolize the upper levels... depriving women of their rightful share of opportunities for incompetence.

— Laurence J. Peter

An optimist is one who makes the best of it when he gets the worst of it.

— Laurence J. Peter