Quotes About Competence

An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and how to avoid them.

'What would you call the highest happiness?' Wratislaw was asked. 'The sense of competence,' was the answer, given without hesitation.

They are able who think they are able.

Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.

If you want something done right, get someone else to do it.

Those who can, do; those who can't, teach; and those who can do neither, administer.

Man is happy only as he finds a work worth doing-and does it well.

Did nothing in particular, and did it very well.

A lot of performance is based on confidence, knowing what you're doing, and being familiar, and not thinking too much and trying to play at confident game speed.

I'm getting to be a real pro at coming into things midstream and trying to catch up.

I was better at both ends, defensively and offensively, It was more of a well-rounded game. I want to add to that.

I have the experience we need to make the changes we want and I think that's a winning case.

I know what I'm doing. And I even know when I don't know what I'm doing. Then there are people who don't want to know that you know what you're doing.

Incompetency begets incompetency. The last thing a guy who isn't sure of himself wants is a guy backing him up who is sure of himself.

That is a big turn-on for me, a director who knows what he's doing and what he wants, and knows when he's gotten what he wants.

Win with ability, not with numbers.

A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.

The soldiers currently manning our sophisticated weaponry have room temperature IQ's.

I call a complete and generous education that which fits a man to perform justly, skillfully, and magnanimously all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war.

Be the best at what you're good at

What do you mean by that?" Her frustration got the best of her. "You're so used to feeling superior that you've forgotten there are people who might know something you don't." One of his big, competent hands landed on the blade of his hip. "What's your deal anyway? Do you feel like such a failure that you need to attack anybody who's successful?" "No. Maybe. I don't know. Fuck you.

You couldn't be satisfied with being an amateur asshole, could you, Jimbo! You had to go and turn pro on me!

Maturity is largely about acquiring the confidence and the competence to make your own decisions.

The whole point of becoming an adult is to achieve self-reliance.