Quotes About Competence

People who knew shit were invaluable in every organization, no matter how large, or how small.

In living in the world by his own will and skill, the stupidest peasant or tribesman is more competent than the most intelligent worker or technician or intellectual in a society of specialists.

It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.

If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off.

There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.

He can have heart, he can hit harder and he can be stronger, but there's no fighter smarter than me.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

I still feel like I can play defense at first base at a very high level

Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success.

I do, have done and always will believe that I am very capable of performing and thriving at any level of the sport.

You can never have enough talent.

There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.

Mma Ramotswe did not like lying, but sometimes it was necessary, particularly when faced with people who were promoted beyond their talents.

He looked up from his stew. "Mma Ramotswe," he said, "you can do anything. Nothing is too hard for a person like you—nothing. You are very good at doing everything, Mma, and anything you do, Mma

What all that means is that readers fundamentally want to feel something, not about your story, but about themselves. They want to play. They want to anticipate, guess, think, and judge. They want to finish a story and feel competent. They want to feel like they've been through something. They want to connect with your characters and live their fictional experience, or believe that they have. Creating

I prefer design by experts - by people who know what they are doing.

The definition of a strength that we will use throughout this book is quite specific: consistent near perfect performance in an activity.

Skills are so enticingly helpful that they obscure their two flaws. The first flaw is that while skills will help you perform, they will not help you excel.

Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.

It is unwise to assume that just because someone has no manners, he is an inferior swordsman as well.

Here's my theory about meetings and life: the three things you can't fake are erections, competence and creativity.