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Laurence J. Peter Quotes

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

Laurence J. Peter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: canadian
Birth: September 16, 1919 - January 12, 1990

Topics

Friendship Friend Job Fool Yourself

To me, life is so exciting. To me, life is always trying to beat someone in something competitive. It's kinda been my whole life.

Life Me Someone Trying Always Beat

Well, again, a gun sale database is just trying to get the Department of Justice to keep track of the guns that they're purchasing and supplying to drug dealers and murderers. I mean, wow. Come on, let's get the government under control before we start restricting the rights of - innocent citizens.

Justice Government Control Start Gun

The sneaker heels thing is a myth. They were saying, 'They're like sneakers.' No, they're like heels is what they're like. That's like saying a denim skirt is like jeans. It's not.

Saying Sneakers Heels Jeans Myth

I never give my real self. I have a hundred sides, and I turn first one way and then the other. I am playing a deep game. I have a number of strong cards up my sleeve. I have never been myself, excepting to two friends.

Myself I Am Game Deep Strong Self

The only way one should buy stocks is if you understand the underlying business. You stay within the circle of competence. You buy businesses you understand.

Business You Circle Understand Way

When we were small, the idea of VMware wasn't well defined, and convincing people to join was difficult. Each person we hired at that time was a big deal.

Time People Small Person Difficult

I don't think a lot of people are able to relate to genuine patriotism, a genuinely good feeling about our country and its meaning to the rest of the world.

Christopher McCulloch

Good Patriotism People World Rest

I cry all the time - at work, at the shrink's, with my lady. 'The Notebook' killed me. 'Up' destroyed me.

Work Time Me Lady Cry Up

Traditionally, the only way I come up with cartoons is by sitting at my desk and thinking.

Bruce Eric Kaplan

Thinking Desk Sitting Way Up Come

My company, Against All Odds Productions, has done print on demand; we were the first to do a book with a CD-ROM in the early 1990s. We do custom covers. It's always fun to do something new.

Fun Book Early New Done Odds

We planted bugs, microphones, in premises which interested us in the West. We weren't too successful - I would have said unfortunately in former years, but I don't care anymore now.

Care Said Now Years Successful West

I've got this great home life I want to keep living, and I don't want to neglect it.

Life Home Great Want Living Keep

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