Quotes About Incompetence

It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics.

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.

An intellectual is usually someone who isn't exactly distinguished by his intellect. He claims that label to compensate for his inadequacies. It's as old as that saying: Tell me what you boast of and I'll tell you what you lack. Our daily bread. The incompetent always present themselves as experts, the cruel as pious, sinners as devout, usurers as benefactors, the small-minded as patriots, the arrogant as humble, the vulgar as elegant, and the feeble-minded as intellectual.

It's as old as that saying: tell me what you boast of and I'll tell you what you lack. Our daily bread. The incompetent always present themselves as experts, the cruel as pious, sinners as excessively devout, usurers as benefactors, the small-minded as patriots, the arrogant as humble, the vulgar as elegant and the feeble-minded as intellectual.

Rara vez en la historia de este país se ha encontrado al frente de una institución cultural a alguien cualificado, o al menos no incompetente sin remedio. Se aplican estrictos controles y hay numeroso personal especializado para impedir que eso suceda. La meritocracia y el clima mediterráneo son incompatibles por necesidad

The incompetent always present themselves as experts, the cruel as pious, sinners as devout, usurers as benefactors, the small-minded as patriots, the arrogant as humble, the vulgar as elegant, and the feeble-minded as intellectual

Trump is a menace, both ignorant and chaotic. His saving grace is his incompetence.

No he tenido las ilusiones de mi abuelo, pero no he evitado los mismos errores que él. El mundo no es tan importante como él creía, y todo lo que hay en él no tiene el valor que él temió durante toda su vida, y las palabras altisonantes y las frases altisonantes las he tomado siempre como lo que son: manifestaciones de incompetencia que no deben escucharse.

What kind of incompetence is this, leaving dangerous fiends like us alone to commit mischief?

That asshat couldn't think his way through a fart without coaching.

In this way I make amends for the lack of a positive act by the clear knowledge of my incompetence. A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them. They then dwell in the house next door, and at any moment a flame may dart out and set fire to his own house. Whenever we give up, leave behind, and forget too much, there is always the danger that the things we have neglected will return with added force.

The only conspiracy that exists is the conspiracy of incompetence.

That goon didn't know fishing from cathedral architecture!

Something was seriously wrong with Burnside. Either his mental apparatus wasn't functioning or he was grossly incompetent. Probably both.

He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

That idiot couldn't find his way out of a boot with floodlights and scout support. Trust me, victory is not in his future.

La violence est le dernier refuge de l'incompétence.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.' 

Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.

Gewalt ist die letzte Zuflucht des Unfähigen.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.' Character who said it in novel: Salvor Hardin

La violencia es el último recurso del incopetente

multitud de ineptos literarios salen adelante por la inseguridad intelectual de sus lectores; y montones de plumíferos escriben grandes fárragos de mala -poesía- y viven de ello.