Quotes About Competence

But dammit, if . . . if my enemies won't allow me minimal moral sense, I wish they'd at least give me credit for competence in my vices! If I were going to murder someone, I'd have done a much smoother job than that hideous mess. No one would even guess a murder had occurred, ha!

There's all of us adults, and one of him. We ought to be able to keep up. Why do I feel like he has us outnumbered and surrounded?

Wonder about mistress courses, certification, resumes. Perhaps you are not really qualified.

This rule is that people always think that if they are very expert at something, that thing must therefore be extremely important.

If Amy went to court without any rehearsal beforehand, she'd know exactly what to do.

I never came into contact with any class of men so smart and able as they are in their business.

If [the people of the world] are incapable, as some would have us believe, of self-government, then where among them do we find any who are capable of governing others?

He's manipulating us. This is another popular but misguided way of portraying behaviorally challenging kids. Competent manipulation requires various skills—forethought, planning, impulse control, organization—that behaviorally challenging kids often lack.

What has being a girl to do with anything if a person in properly qualified?' ... 'It's what you call prejudice,' she said.

Nothing is sexier than a competent man: I was in love.

I can tell you, she really knows her job. So do boa constrictors, said Audrey.

It is also true that the less competent a person is in a given domain, the more he will tend to overestimate his abilities. This often produces an ugly marriage of confidence and ignorance that is very difficult to correct for.

Experience is invaluable. I can't express enough how much experience in this sport has helped me as a driver.

Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there.

Consider well what your strength is equal to, and what exceeds your ability.

A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weakness, let alone on something one cannot do at all.

Suffering dispels the illusion that we have the strength and competence to rule our own lives and save ourselves.

It cannot be a vice in men to be sensible of their strength.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

Confidence breeds success & success breeds confidence... Confidence applied properly surpasses genius.

If you say someone is good, at something, what is your benchmark? Who are you comparing them with? When evaluating capability, or success, in anything, don't listen to mumbo-jumbo rubbish.

Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

If you want to be successful, don't seek success - seek competence, empowerment; do nothing short of the best that you can do.

The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.