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Laurence J. Peter

Born

in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

September 16, 1919

Died

January 12, 1990

Genre

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Dr. Laurence J. Peter was an educator and "hierarchiologist," best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter Principle. ...more

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Average rating: 3.74 · 4,566 ratings · 510 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Peter Principle by Laurence J. Peter, Raymond Hull 3.75 avg rating — 4,231 ratings — published 1969 — 133 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Peter Prescription; How to Be Creative, Confident and Competent 3.64 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1973 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times 3.86 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1977 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Things Go Wrong or the Peter Principle Revisited 3.43 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1965 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Peter Pyramid: Or, Will We Ever Get the Point? 3.32 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1969 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter's People and Their Marvelous Ideas 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nguyên lý Peter - Tại sao mọi thứ cứ... sai sai? by Laurence J. Peter, Raymond Hull 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Laughter Prescription: How to Achieve Health, Happiness and Peace of Mind Through Humor by Laurence J. Peter, Bill Dana, Norman Klein (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pītā No Hōsoku: Sōzōteki Munō No Susume 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Las fórmulas de Peter: cómo hacer que las cosas vayan bien 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”
― Laurence J. Peter

tags: misattributed-einstein

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“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”
― Laurence J. Peter, The Peter Principle

tags: government, kidding, misattributed-mark-twain, stupidity

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“The problem with temptation is that you may not get another chance.”
― Laurence Peter

tags: chances, problems, temptation

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