Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.

Quote by Dr Laurence J Peter

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Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other.

Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other.

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

It's better to have loved and lost than to have to do forty pounds of...

It's better to have loved and lost than to have to do forty pounds of...

Two things reduce prejudice: education and laughter.

Two things reduce prejudice: education and laughter.

Nobody can be perfect unless he admits his faults, but if he has faults how...

Nobody can be perfect unless he admits his faults, but if he has faults how...

Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.

Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.

Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.

Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings.

Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard...

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard...

Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.

Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable

The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure.

The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

Going to church does not make you a Christian anymore than going to the garage...

Going to church does not make you a Christian anymore than going to the garage...

Let all people live in harmony¦ Men should be taught and won over by reason,...

Let all people live in harmony¦ Men should be taught and won over by reason,...

In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.

In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.