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"Success does not judge one man for being worthy above another. Success doesn't choose you because of your family name or existing wealth."
"The amount of money you make ethically is directly proportionate to the value you add in others people's life."
"Today. the celebration is for the 'victorious', not the meritorious. The depiction to the youth, is that one can be victorious without merit, and that merit is less notable than victory. The result, is the masses are selectively and passively affirming that winning trumps hard work, that theft trumps the pride of ownership, and that personal success trumps collective progress."
"Once lay down the rule that the job comes first and you throw that job open to every individual, man or woman, fat or thin, tall or short, ugly or beautiful, who is able to do that job better than the rest of the world."
"Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters."
"Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving."
Explore more quotes by Laurence J. Peter
"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes."
"A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to."
"If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?"
"Men now monopolize the upper levels... depriving women of their rightful share of opportunities for incompetence."
"America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there."
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