Laurence J. Peter Quotes
In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties. Do not be fooled by apparent exceptions.
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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Healthy is in the eye of the beholder.
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Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.
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I'm really thankful to God, man. Like now, I'm really making a real comeback with my group. With or without a record, with or without a movie. And behind all the negative press behind this movie.
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I don't know how people recognize me.
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The truth is that we were born to have it all. And part of our handicap as adults is that we no longer understand our potential.
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My father is an amazing person.
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I have had that same experience where there are several people who have come up in my life at the right time and have made critical contributions to how I see the world and how I see myself.
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The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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The idea of regretting not doing this seemed insane to me. Sitting in the corner at a bar at age 60, saying: 'I could've been Bond. Buy me a drink.' That's the saddest place I could be. At least now at 60 I can say: 'I was Bond. Now buy me a drink.'
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In its conception the literature prize belongs to days when a writer could still be thought of as, by virtue of his or her occupation, a sage, someone with no institutional affiliations who could offer an authoritative word on our times as well as on our moral life.
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I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.
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Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
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Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.
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Tonight, I want to say to every member of the democratic party, who believes in limited government, in personal opportunity and the united States constitution, and a safe and secure America, come home. To the Reagan Democrats, your party has left you. And the Republican party wants you, we welcome you back.
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There's plenty of people who've never gotten the opportunity to wrestle at WrestleMania. To perform there and do that, I never thought it would ever happen. I had learned to live with it. So to say I did, that is a big notch in my belt.
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I have lifestyle requirements. Photos, meetings, lunches, dinners, facial care, tooth care. It requires an exorbitant amount of money.
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Coming from West Texas at the time that I did, I didn't know you could be an actor. It didn't seem like something that actually happened.
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No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat.
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I have a lot of funny friends, and we joke a lot, but I've never really played comedic parts.
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Cocaine made my nose bleed right away. I thought why do I need a nose bleed? It would make me real nervous and talk really fast. I'm already pretty good at talking too fast. I thought, "Why do I need that?"
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I worked in a gym. I was a trainer. I did all the crappy ex-football-player jobs.
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In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties. Do not be fooled by apparent exceptions.
