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Quote by Laurence J. Peter on Compromise and Distance

„The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.“

Laurence J. PeterLaurence J. Peter on the difficulty of realistically judging compromises and distances.
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Laurence J. Peter was a Canadian-American teacher, educational consultant, school psychologist, author, and professor best known for the Peter Principle.

This quote discusses the difficulty of accurately judging compromises.


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Quote by Laurence J. Peter about meeting halfway and judging distance

Laurence Johnston Peter was born in Vancouver in 1919 and began working as a teacher in 1941. He later worked as a school psychologist, educational consultant, and professor. He became particularly well known for the Peter Principle, which was named after him, and died in California in 1990.

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