we found that success correlates more closely with confidence than it does with competence. Yes, there is evidence that confidence is more… — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
The only irreplaceable capital an organization possesses is the knowledge and ability of its people. The productivity of that capital depends on… — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
Of all the human qualities, the one I admire the most is competence. A tailor who is really able to cut and… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“All too often people pretend to be professional. "Professionalism" is sometimes a facade for fraud. Be pro, but be real. Honesty and… — Richie Norton Copy Share Image
The president Donald Trump has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability, nor some of the competence that he needs to… — Bob Corker Copy Share Image
There's nothing of any importance in life — except how well you do your work. Nothing. Only that. Whatever else you are,… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The drive to resist compulsion is more important in wild animals than sex, food, or water... The drive for competence or to… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
Although our grammar schools are teaching a whole generation computer language to adjust to the technological needs of a Stage II [post… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
The fundamental difference between Islamic government, on the one hand, and constitutional monarchy and republics, on the other, is this: whereas the… — Ruhollah Khomeini Copy Share Image
“The upshot of all this is that we become competent, which is the most important quality to have if you’re an astronaut—or,… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I pledge you, pledge myself, to a New Deal for the American people. Let us all here assembled constitute ourselves prophets of… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
And who can doubt that it will lead to the worst disorders when minds created free by God are compelled to submit… — Galileo Galilei Copy Share Image
Fire supposed he needed to be there in order to give rousing speeches and lead the charge into the fray, or whatever… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“In their writing on education, Deci and Ryan proceed from the principle that humans are natural learners and children are born creative… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
Bruce Katz is a spectacular talent! He's a brilliant composer and arranger who uses uncommon and unique musical intelligence to redefine jazz… — Larry Coryell Copy Share Image
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“But if the biblical story is true, the kind of certainty proper to a human being will be one which rests on… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
Certainly, young children can begin to practice making letters and numbers and solving problems, but this should be done without workbooks. Young… — David Elkind Copy Share Image
I'm far from immune to the American, perhaps historically male, prejudice toward practical and physical competence; I hope I've also considered that… — Robert Pinsky Copy Share Image
The principle of democracy is all about delegation of power by the vast majority of citizens through a few chosen representatives chosen… — N. R. Narayana Murthy Copy Share Image
No scientist is admired for failing in the attempt to solve problems that lie beyond his competence. ... Good scientists study the… — Peter Medawar Copy Share Image
In every union roles are assumed, some traditional, some not. My husband used to pay his own bills, I used to call… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be… — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
“Your driver is on the steer, driving you and you can feel free to doze in the car; this is trust built… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“The more skill it takes to accomplish a task, the more difficult it is to comprehend the knowledge needed to deal with… — Luigina Sgarro Copy Share Image
Because I teach and write about depression and bipolar illness, I am often asked what is the most important factor in treating… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
Competence means keeping your head in a crisis, sticking with a task even when it seems hopeless, and improvising good solutions to… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The individual attributes of warmth and competence are often perceived to be negatively correlated. That doesn't mean they actually are, but that's… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Many men want wealth,--not a competence alone, but a live-story competence. Everything subserves this; and religion they would like as a sort… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A genuine approach to budget cutting - knowing exactly what you're cutting and why, and with what real-life consequences - is beyond… — George Packer Copy Share Image
It's not a lack of competence that is preventing the [Barack] Obama administration from stopping these attacks. It is political correctness. We… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
It's not that achievements prove our worth but rather that the process of achieving is the means by which we develop our… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Trust is a function of both character and competence. Of course you can't trust someone who lacks integrity, but if someone is… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The adventure is always and everywhere a passage beyond the veil of the known into the unknown; the powers that watch at… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“just because you’re great at something doesn’t mean you’re good at everything. Unfortunately, this fact is routinely ignored by those who engage… — Steven D. Levitt Copy Share Image
Omnicompetence,' the ability to obtain whatever one wants or needs, is an unattainable but continuously approachable ideal for all mankind - past,… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
I do love being amongst creative people and facilitating that and being inspired by people. I get very bored with just competence… — Marc Platt Copy Share Image
Men display less self-doubt and lead with what seems always like a sense of force and direction. We are not as familiar… — Maureen Chiquet Copy Share Image
Competence goes beyond words. It's the leader's ability to say it, plan it, and do it in such a way that others… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
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