A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows wh... -Laurence J. Peter

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A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know.

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Laurence J. Peter Quotes to Explore

A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know....
Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other....
Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent....
Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage makes you a car....
Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret....
The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure....
Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object....
If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?...
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three....
Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it....

Brainy Quotes to Explore

An education system suits some more than others. It can lead you out into life or lead you on a wild goose chase. It can help to make you miserable, o...
I always knew I was brainy. It struck me when I was a child that I wanted to be an adult because I never felt I belonged among children whose minds we...
The brainy class is made up of individuals who think for themselves and beyond formal education are continuous learners who tend to be self-taught....
The new industries are brainy industries and so-called knowledge workers tend to like to be near other people who are the same. Think of the City of H...
I was super brainy and a proper geek at school, but there would always be a boy. But that sort of obsession did turn me into a songwriter. My writing ...
Starting probably with Janeane Garofalo and that era of stand-up ladies who were starting to be more brainy and strong and clever, guys started notici...
Sometimes you can know too much. A lot of brainy people like Stephen Fry are quite depressive....
Many people, including some conservatives, have been very impressed with how brainy the president and his advisers are. But that is not quite as reass...
I like both athletic girls and girly girls. It depends on their personality. I like girls who can go out and play sports with me and throw the footbal...
Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts....