"Dr. Peter effectively destroys examples of seeming exceptions and is rather convincing that his principle is ubiquitous."

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

"Occupational incompetence is everywhere. Have you noticed it? Probably we all have noticed it."

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

"Some Blockett-type employees actually believe that they have received a genuine promotion; others recognize the truth…"

"Never stand when you can sit; never walk when you can ride; never Push when you can Pull."

"Incompetence plus incompetence equals incompetence"

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

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

"Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status."