I would rather have a competent extremist than an…

I look at Woody Allen's prolific career of 30 or 40 films, and I'm watching the clock. I'd love to work at a clip…

— Dee Rees

To an incompetent judge I must not lie, but I may be silent; to a competent I must answer.

— John Donne

A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.

— Sun Tzu

“A good manager instills staff with self-confidence, teaches them to believe in themselves and helps them to realise their brilliance. Do not ever treat…

— Miya Yamanouchi

Whether the teacher is authoritarian, undisciplined, competent, incompetent, serious, irresponsible, involved, a lover of people and of life, cold, angry with the world, bureaucratic,…

— Paulo Freire

“Self-condemnation means speaking against one's own success. If can't stop confirming your incompetencies for what you are competent for, you are unlikely do pursue…

— Israelmore Ayivor

Under the natural course of things each citizen tends towards his fittest function. Those who are competent to the kind of work they undertake,…

— Herbert Spencer

An incompetent lawyer can delay a trial for months or years. A competent lawyer can delay one even longer.

— Evelle J. Younger

Success is better than failure; an attempt is a better attempt, it is better as an attempt, if competent than if incompetent; and it…

— Ernest Sosa

The differences between a competent person and an incompetent person are demonstrated in his environment (surroundings).

— L. Ron Hubbard

Men are competent in groups that mimic the playground, incompetent in groups that mimic the family

— Jane Smiley

Moderate Republicans are reverse Houdinis. They tie themselves up in knots and then tell you they can’t do anything because they’re tied up in…

— Barney Frank

In Tunisia, the so-called Yasmin revolution has led to the installation of a relatively moderate Islamic government. Whether or not that means democracy will,…

— Martin Van Creveld

“How earnestly did she then wish that her former opinions had been more reasonable, more moderate!”

— Jane Austen

What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you'd like it to mean?

— Antonin Scalia