Quotes About Competence

The art of the hero wasn't about being brave; it was about being so competent that bravery wasn't an issue. You

Daredevils aren't the answer; spinal rehab wards are full of daredevils. Fearlessness doesn't really help, either: when your car breaks down, you don't want the mechanic to say, 'I've never done this before, but I'm willing to die trying.' What you want to hear is 'Don't worry. This is right up my alley.' Heroism isn't some mysterious inner virtue, the Greeks believed; it's a collection of skills that every man and woman can master so that in a pinch, they can become a Protector.

The art of the hero wasn't about being brave; it was about being so competent that bravery wasn't an issue. You weren't supposed to go down for a good cause; the goal was to figure out a way not to go down at all.

The art of the hero wasn't about being brave; it was about being so competent that bravery wasn't an issue. You weren

No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.

She had achieved what might be called a fourth-grade competence, and we didn't want her to lose it, as she certainly would if it wasn't exercised.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

It isn't the man who wants to who continues the tradition, it's the man who can, and sometimes he's the man who knows least about it.

the American-affiliated students were incomparably better informed than the locals—incomparably more intelligent all round, to put it bluntly—but the one thing the Americans could not do to save their lives was recite the verse in front of them.

Because Chamberlain, Moore, and Winters were leaders of character first, competence second, and courage third.

But it seemed that for every competent man or woman there was an incompetent man above. It was the law of trickle-up irresponsibility. And the competent man and woman spent so much time manipulating the incompetent men they had neither the time nor the motivation to do their jobs properly.

Remember this presidential candidate can count.

Men build bridges and throw railroads across deserts, and yet they contend successfully that the job of sewing on a button is beyond them. Accordingly, they don't have to sew buttons.

His speech is low and rapid, his manner assured; he is at home in courtroom or waterfront, bishop's palace or inn yard. He can draft a contract, train a falcon, draw a map, stop a street fight, furnish a house and fix a jury. He will quote you a nice point in the old authors, from Plato to Plautus and back again. He knows new poetry, and can say it in Italian. He works all hours, first up and last to bed. He makes money and he spends it. He will take a bet on anything.

Why would I trust a man with my business, if he could not manage his own?

So it's not as bad as it looks?" Call ventured. "Oh, no," she told him. "It's just as bad as it looks. But I'm very, very good at my job.

Were you a little less clever, perhaps you'd have had more success.

They're pretty good at building stuff," her sister said. "Like bridges and roads. I mean, could you even build a hut? Your basic mud hut?" "I could build a hut," said Cecilia. "You probably could," groaned Bridget,

The most important emotional accomplishment of the toddler years is reconciling the urge to become competent and self-reliant with the longing for parental love and protection.

When you lack interest in the case the job will very likely lack skill and diligence in the performance.

With a stranger's hands, you can tie a string around a cat's neck." In other words: If you care about the results, do it yourself.

Write what you know best. If you can't survive a cross-examination from a lawyer on the subject, you won't survive an interview with a journalist or anchorperson." Linda Radke, President of Five Star Publications.

The money is as good as you are.

The cognitive development of the players is enormously important, as well as social competence and character values such as discipline and teamwork.