Laurence J. Peter

Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.

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

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

Technology is characterized by constant change, rapid innovation, creative destruction, and revolutionary products.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.