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do it now. There may be a law against it tomorrow.

Laurence J. Peter

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Laurence J. Peter
Age: 70 †
Born: 1919
Born: September 16
Died: 1990
Died: January 12
Psychologist
Teacher
Vancouver
British Columbia
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Peter's Principle: In an organization, each person rises to the level of his own incompetence.
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Don't worry about middle age: you'll outgrow it.
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Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work.
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Cleaning anything involves making something else dirty, but anything can get dirty without something else getting clean.
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Bore : A fellow who can change the subject back to his topic of conversation faster than you can change it back to yours.
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