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Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
Democracy
Laurence J. Peter

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Don't believe in miracles -- depend on them.
Miracles
Laurence J. Peter

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Don't knock the rich. When did a poor person give you a job?
Wealth
Laurence J. Peter

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Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise.
Advertising
Laurence J. Peter

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Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices.
Education
Laurence J. Peter

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If at first you don't succeed, lie, lie again.
Success
Laurence J. Peter

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In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
Power
Laurence J. Peter

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Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.
Experts
Laurence J. Peter

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Man cannot live by incompetence alone.
Ability
Laurence J. Peter

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Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.
Originality
Laurence J. Peter

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Political success is the ability, when the inevitable occurs, to get credit for it.
Politicians and Politics
Laurence J. Peter

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Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents shortcomings.
Psychiatry
Laurence J. Peter

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Reality is for people who can't face drugs.
Reality
Laurence J. Peter

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The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure.
Intelligence and Intellectuals
Laurence J. Peter

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Two things reduce prejudice: education and laughter.
Prejudice
Laurence J. Peter

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When I want your opinion I'll give it to you.
Opinions
Laurence J. Peter

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun