Laurence J. Peter Quotes

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there.

Laurence J. Peter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

AmericaSpeedCountryKnowGoing

If you don't go over the top you can't see what's on the other side.

Jim Steinman

YouGoTopOverSeeSide

That word 'funny' always makes me feel uncomfortable. Because if I were trying to be funny, I would be something like Bill Wegman - he really tries to be funny. I don't try to be funny. It's just that I feel the world is a little bit absurd and off-kilter, and I'm sort of reporting.

John Baldessari

FunnyMeWorldFeelUncomfortable

Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in terms of biography.

Anita Brookner

WomenMenSimpleRichThoughtShe

It's been said that Generation X should get a life. Well, in 'Bottle Rocket,' they get a life of crime. Or at least try.

Jeff Giles

LifeGenerationSaidCrimeTryWell

We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace.

Michael Franti

PeaceWorldPiecesBomb

I have lived a great life. I am very happy.

Rod Stewart

LifeGreatI AmHappyLivedVery

I think the secret to what Jim Henson did, ultimately, is that he understood how to cut through to the... I know this sounds corny... but the child inside of you.

Mary Steenburgen

ChildThinkYouKnowInsideSecret

I think a villain who starts his morning looking in the mirror, wringing his hands, and going, 'How can I be evil today?' is not an interesting villain. An interesting villain is a person who you understand on some level, I think.

Michael McKean

MorningTodayMirrorEvilVillain

I'm not in any sense anti-Facebook.

Jaron Lanier

SenseAny

So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that I have them; I think it's good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.

Diana Ross

WorkGoodAngerHappyMeThink

You can't have bad things happening to characters simply for shock value; you need to provide context.

Chloe Benjamin

ValueYouBadNeedContextThings

I'll start searching for that ideal partner when I turn 40. That will be a turning point in my life.

Coco Martin

LifeStartPartnerMy LifeWill

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