Laurence J. Peter Quotes
Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.
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I wish the world could better know this country for what it really is. Not just a greedy economic giant crouching fearfully behind its walls, not just a panoplied warrior nervously fingering his weapons. What is this, is a people who gather together in thousands to give a people's government its essential vitality.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the problem assets over a period of three or four years should not be allowed.
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For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norms, even our cultural ideal.
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My MELD score was pretty high. And the worse you get on that scale, the sooner you get a transplant. It's based on how sick you are. And believe me, I was pretty sick.
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Someone like Amy Poehler, I don't know, but I feel like I know her. I think everyone feels like they know her.
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In the right context, you can make ugly sounds, different sounds feel right at home.
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I make my own face exfoliant at home, using finely ground rice powder mixed with milk or yogurt. I also treat my skin to a honey, rose water, glycerine and lemon face pack. The honey moisturises, and the lemon removes impurities.
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Personally, I don't like watching violence. I'd much rather see more skin.
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E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting the Germans in Byelorussia, is the greatest anti-war film ever made.
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Getting hit on by both genders is such a champagne problem.
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People who want to be a star get their teeth capped. People who want to be an actor get to work.
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Girls are really looking to places that have limits and boundaries: where adults are the adults and there are rules, and where they feel safe.
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I think people are frightened of women making big decisions.
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The best thing about golf is ultimately what it teaches you about yourself. And the worst thing is how freakin' nervous it can make you feel.
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Endorphins are a very powerful thing.
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What makes America special is that people come here, assimilate and become American with all of the rights and responsibilities citizenship bestows.
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Music has been more, you know, the only thing I've ever known.
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Pink cocktails look quite friendly. They have an umbrella in them, some sort of fruit... they look innocent, and boy, do they pack a punch.
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Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
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I spent a lot of time teaching myself theory and harmony so I could be free to express myself on the instrument. I learned what relatives and substitutes could be played against a root of a chord, like E minor related to G, and so forth. I've also gathered all this knowledge because for ten years all I've done is play jazz, every day.
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Try to leave this world a little better than you found it and, when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best
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Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.
