Laurence J. Peter Quotes

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

Laurence J. Peter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ManJudgeYouDistanceMeetPoor

You can't think about how people will perceive you or your character. All you can do is focus on your work. The rest is up to the universe. I've been acting for 16 years. I've done 55 movies and, in all seriousness, there's maybe five that are good and the rest are crap.

Robert Patrick

WorkGoodCharacterFocusPeople

The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they make themselves the organ of the tendencies and instincts of masses.

John Stuart Mill

PowerNameMassesOnlyInstincts

I'm not interested in superheroes. What about normal people doing extraordinary things?

Simon Beaufoy

PeopleDoingExtraordinaryNormal

My journey was a very organic journey.

Trip Lee

JourneyMy JourneyOrganicVery

There's three things that are never good for a consumer mindset: uncertainty certainly, concern, and discordance.

Mindy Grossman

GoodUncertaintyMindsetThreeNever

Nothing prepares a family for having multiple children at once.

Derek Fisher

FamilyChildrenNothingOnceHaving

I love the Internet. I love my mobile devices. I love the fact that they mean that whoever chooses to will be able to watch this talk far beyond this auditorium.

Chrystia Freeland

LoveInternetWillBeyondTalkMean

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

Antoine Rivarol

ThoughtSpeechExternalInternal

It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket. A lot has happened since then.

Antonio Banderas

MoneyHonorCountryPrivilegeYears

Genesis fans are a religious group!

Phil Collins

GroupFansReligiousGenesis

I love a lot of the New York bands, but Patti Smith stands out. I just read 'Just Kids' and it's an inspirational, well-written account of an emerging New York artist in the late seventies.

James Iha

InspirationalLoveNew YorkArtist

China is our largest trading partner in Asia. The normalization of our relations will create major opportunities for Norwegian businesses and for job creation. We also hope to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement with China.

Erna Solberg

HopeJobFreeOpportunitiesPartner

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