Most important, [research on affirmative action] has completely failed to show that affirmative action ever closes the academic gap between minorities and… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
What would you call the highest happiness? Wratislaw was asked. The sense of competence, was the answer, given without hesitation. — John Buchan Copy Share Image
Thanks to the competence, love of God, our country's security and stability, endowed wealth, integrated infrastructure and quality services, the U.A.E. turned… — Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Copy Share Image
I dislike a picture that is too suave or too skilfully done. But, contrariwise, I also dislike a picture that looks too… — Robert Motherwell Copy Share Image
I think investors ought to focus on making sure that the stock is within their circle of competence, that it's worth a… — Mohnish Pabrai Copy Share Image
The game's finest mistakes were perpetrated by Djimi Traore, who interrupted his general competence with one air shot, one slice over his… — Phil Cornwell Copy Share Image
The fourth paradigm forces us at every point to discern between the creationally valid and the sinfully perverse and thus confronts us… — Albert M. Wolters Copy Share Image
You must develop a sense of what you can contribute that goes beyond 1 company or organization. A career path today will… — Dan Miller Copy Share Image
“Professional’ does not necessarily mean that the person so labelled is good or knows what they are doing. In many a case,… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Writers of either gender ought to be able to do the opposite sex-that's one basic test of competence, after all. — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
The RNC was run so badly you could walk through their deepest competence and not get your ankles wet. — John Fund Copy Share Image
When I accept someone's testimony, I am thus only a small part of the full seat of epistemic competence, which might include… — Ernest Sosa Copy Share Image
P.J. O'Rourke says that conservatives really hate government and every couple of years we put them in charge and then we're reminded… — Matt Schlapp Copy Share Image
“Pride in office without competence is as much a sin as competence without confidence.” — Peter Tremayne Copy Share Image
Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence. — Tarja Halonen Copy Share Image
An important re-engineering principle is that companies should focus on their core competence and outsource everything else. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Indeed, the woes of Software Engineering are not due to lack of tools, or proper management, but largely due to lack of… — Niklaus Wirth Copy Share Image
People may not know what tier of government has competence over which policy area but they do draw a distinction between the… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
Listening (the first competence of leadership) is not a skill, it is a discipline. All you have to do is keep your… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
We have a system which, though far from perfect, is strong with idealism. It gives elbow room for men of all races… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
Most men do not feel in themselves the competence required for leading their group to victory, and therefore seek out a captain… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
If we have a strength, it is in recognizing when we are operating well within our circle of competence and when we… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Rudy Giuliani is on the list [of Secretary of State ] not because of competence, not because of foreign policy experience, he`s… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
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