Quotes About Competence

Really, I think the biggest thing is just playing your game and doing what you do.

I think I'm so much of a better driver than I was when I first came to Duke; that's the biggest thing for me.

People shouldn't think that something is their birthright. They need to prove themselves.

The only question we should ask is, 'Are they good?' I've met great actors, black and white, and I've met bad actors, black and white.

You know a good board when you see one.

If you're going to put me in the booth, make sure it's because I'm good enough to be there.

As soon as I know how to do something, I usually get bored with it.

The bottom line is the best way to lead is to play well.

You're either good at boxing, or you're not.

If I'm confident in my ability to do something, I never get nervous about it. If I was to get up and try to sing in front of 50,000 people, I'd fall to pieces. But boxing, I find it really comfortable.

I don't want to sound like I'm bragging, but I know I'm the best stuntman in Hollywood.

I'm a natural. That's why I make the big bucks.

I never had a burning desire to direct. But Burt and I, on many pictures together, used to watch other directors and we realized that he or I could do a lot better.

If people are failing, they look inept. If people are succeeding, they look strong and good and competent. That's the 'halo effect.' Your first impression of a thing sets up your subsequent beliefs. If the company looks inept to you, you may assume everything else they do is inept.

Success is really about expertise.

I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.

Anytime I'm locked out of somewhere with another person, I can usually pick the lock successfully. And then I feel like James Bond.

I'm a confident person in knowing my abilities, but also know, I'm kind of a realist, I know when I suck.

You can't be named like a sport if you suck at it.

If it doesn't know what to charge you for nosebleed seats, your team sucks.

I don't think anybody in any sport ever sucks. You're an athlete. You're a professional.

I remember when President Bush, George W. Bush, came into office, he focused on No Child Left Behind, and with - and before very long, suddenly, Republicans were thought of as being as interested and as competent in education as Democrats, and why? Because they were talking about it and doing something about it.

Adequacy is sufficient.

Our strong suit is what we do, and our audience.