Laurence J. Peter Quotes

Get advice, then make your own decision.

Don't take too much advice.

The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.

The efficient man is the man who thinks for himself.

I don't think that I have ever been rebellious. The thing is that I don't believe in people - what people tell me. I have to accept it in my own brain first. I don't listen to anyone, never.

I don't substitute anybody else's judgment for my own.

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.

One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without.

I depend a lot on my own judgment, for better or worse.

To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.

I listen with attention to the judgment of all men; but so far as I can remember, I have followed none but my own..

Ask for advice but do what you think is best.

Each of you, as an individual, must pick your own goals. Listen to others, but do not become a blind follower.

Never take advice, including this.

Don't take advice. You have to make up your own mind what to do from the beginning.

I don't give advice, because I always made my own mistakes and would only be adding further chaos to the situation.

Know how to choose well. Most of life depends thereon. It needs good taste and correct judgment, for which neither intellect nor study suffices.

Το know how to profit by good advice, requires nearly as much ability as to know how to act for one'self.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

I don't think I have ever taken any 'offbeat' advice. Actually, I don't know I take any advice very often. I trust my own instincts and seek out information so I can make fully informed decisions. That's what's worked for me.

I'm not looking for guidance.

Determine to do some thinking for yourself. Don't live entirely upon the thoughts of others. Don't be an automaton.

I hope that the message I conveyed in 'Julie of the Wolves' is to tell young people to think things out. Think independently.

Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.

The way I look at it, I'd rather make my own mistakes than have people make them for me.