Quote by Laurence J. Peter on Supercompetence and Hierarchies
“In most hierarchies, supercompetence is more objectionable than incompetence.”
Laurence J. Peter
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Ordinary Morality by Aleister Crowley – Quotes on Morality
“Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.”
Aleister Crowley
Equal Opportunity and Competence Quote by Laurence J. Peter
“Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.”
Laurence J. Peter
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about Obvious Things
“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.”
Arthur Conan Doyle
Quote by Ray Kroc on Investing in Difficult Times
“When times are bad is when you want to build! Why wait for things to pick up so everything will cost more?”
Ray Kroc
Quotation by Laurence J. Peter on Crime and Dishonesty
“It’s strange that men should take up crime when there are so many legal ways to be dishonest.”
Laurence J. Peter
The Customer Is Usually Wrong – Quote by Aleister Crowley
“The customer is usually wrong, but statistics indicate that it doesn’t pay to tell him so”
Aleister Crowley
Quote by Aleister Crowley on True Will and the Universe
“A man who is doing his True Will has the inertia of the Universe to assist him.”
Aleister Crowley
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about Dogs and Family Life
“A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.”
Arthur Conan Doyle
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about Peace and War
“It is a fool’s plan to teach a man to be a cur in peace, and think that he will be a lion in war.”
Arthur Conan Doyle