Laurence J. Peter

"On second thought, maybe the atheist cannot find God, for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman."

"The only valid rule about the proper length of a statement is that it achieve its purpose effectively."

"In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties. Do not be fooled by apparent exceptions."

"Some Blockett-type employees actually believe that they have received a genuine promotion; others recognize the truth. But the main function of a pseudo-promotion is to deceive people outside the hierarchy. When this is achieved, the maneuver is counted a success."

"In every organization there is a considerable accumulation of dead wood in the executive level."

"In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence."