Quotes About Competence

I knew that the moment I started worrying about whether or not I was good enough for the job, I wouldn't be able to do it.

Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at.

Only someone who already knows and likes you is likely to give you a good job with modest relevant experience.

It turns out that good actors can make anything believable.

What we are good at comes easy, and we believe that unless it comes hard, it can't be very good.

I am very good at what I do. I am better at it than anybody else.

You either are a good director or you're not.

Which is better--feeling good or getting good?

I like playing. I wouldn't be a good coach. I don't have the patience to be a coach.

I was a great student. I was good at everything.

Government seems to operate on the principle that if even one individual is incapable of using his freedom competently, no one can be allowed to be free.

Government is not competent enough to regulate.

It must be that to govern a nation you need a specific talent and that this may very well exist without general ability.

Who was the best pilot I ever saw? You're lookin' at 'im.

I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty.

It is a great art to be superior to others without letting them know it.

I think I do a great job in the outfield.

When people are really great at what they do there is no aggression because they are comfortable in their own skin. They know themselves well enough that you don't have anything to prove.

People enjoy doing what they do best.

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. This especially includes your health care.

I'm pretty good at sticking to what I know. You don't see me social commentating on health-care or presidential debates. I talk about what I know because I'm petrified of being wrong.

Recognizing poor leadership is a vital skill to help you achieve greatness.

To render help is to have the skills needed

People value honesty. They value integrity. They value competence and courage and all those kinds of things.