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title: "19 Competent People Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Competent People quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Competent People sayings and thoughts."
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> [You have to have competent people evaluating the athlete, not the housewives!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-karolyi/you-have-to-have-competent-people-evaluating-the-athlete-not-the/)

[Bela Karolyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-karolyi/)

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> [The vast majority of Secret Service agents are incredibly competent people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-beckel/the-vast-majority-of-secret-service-agents-are-incredibly-competent/)

[Bob Beckel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-beckel/)

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> [Competent people are the most resistant to change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/competent-people-are-the-most-resistant-to-change/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b2/seth-godin-152_change_competent-people-are-the-most-resistant_1297361.png)

> [A lot of very competent people sometimes make errors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-clyburn/a-lot-of-very-competent-people-sometimes-make-errors/)

[Jim Clyburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-clyburn/)

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> [If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maynard-keynes/if-economists-could-manage-to-get-themselves-thought-of-as-humble/)

[John Maynard Keynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maynard-keynes/)

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> [“They are often extremely competent people who are committed to doing things very well and have a fear of making mistakes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/they-are-often-extremely-competent-people-who-are-committed-to-doing/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/patrick-j-carnes-33171_doing-things_they-are-often-extremely-competent-peopl_2102803.jpg)

> [ First of all, legally, it's hard to do these things\[ get rid of ObamaCare\]. Donald Trump needs a lot of competent people. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kristol/first-of-all-legally-it-s-hard-to-do-these-things-get-rid-of/)

[William Kristol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kristol/)

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> [“Truly competent people not only ask for advice, but they delegate wherever and whenever they can.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-young/truly-competent-people-not-only-ask-for-advice-but-they-delegate/)

[Valerie Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-young/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/valerie-young-14730_competent_truly-competent-people-not-only-ask-for_2575417.jpg)

> [To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/to-handle-the-economy-and-services-in-a-country-like-iraq-requires/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/743/ahmed-chalabi-18859_authority_to-handle-the-economy-and-services-in-a_449987.png)

> [Never underestimate how nice it is to work with competent people you like and respect, especially when things go wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/never-underestimate-how-nice-it-is-to-work-with-competent-people-you/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/anonymous-1_competent_never-underestimate-how-nice-it-is-to-wo_315067.jpg)

> [Whenever serious and competent people need to get things done in the real world, all considerations of tradition and protocol fly out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-stephenson/whenever-serious-and-competent-people-need-to-get-things-done-in-the/)

[Neal Stephenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-stephenson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e7/neal-stephenson-362_consideration_whenever-serious-and-competent-people-ne_349730.png)

> [Values will be adjusted, and enterprising people will pick up the wrecks from less competent people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mellon/values-will-be-adjusted-and-enterprising-people-will-pick-up-the/)

[Andrew Mellon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mellon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/andrew-mellon-28843_competent_values-will-be-adjusted-and-enterprising_849409.png)

> [“However, sexual anorexics do have a definite profile that separates them from the larger population of those having difficulty being sexual: They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/however-sexual-anorexics-do-have-a-definite-profile-that-separates/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/942/patrick-j-carnes-33171_doing-things_however-sexual-anorexics-do-have-a-defin_974432.jpg)

> [Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural history that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-attenborough/cameramen-are-among-the-most-extraordinarily-able-and-competent/)

[David Attenborough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-attenborough/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/david-attenborough-2396_able_cameramen-are-among-the-most-extraordina_814683.jpg)

> [All highly competent people continually search for ways to keep learning, growing, and improving. They do that by asking WHY. After all,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/all-highly-competent-people-continually-search-for-ways-to-keep/)

[Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/benjamin-franklin-65_asking_all-highly-competent-people-continually_579156.jpg)

> [If we want politics to be the kind of arena where you're attracting and encouraging really competent people who do a job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-dubner/if-we-want-politics-to-be-the-kind-of-arena-where-you-re-attracting/)

[Stephen J. Dubner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-dubner/)

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> [“If a woman is competent, she does not seem nice enough. If a woman seems really nice, she is considered more nice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/if-a-woman-is-competent-she-does-not-seem-nice-enough-if-a-woman/)

[Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/sheryl-sandberg-439_competent_if-a-woman-is-competent-she-does-not-see_2358411.jpg)

> [Indeed there are many competent people who are plagued by a sense of inefficacy, and many less competent ones who remain unperturbed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-bandura/indeed-there-are-many-competent-people-who-are-plagued-by-a-sense-of/)

[Albert Bandura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-bandura/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ee/albert-bandura-3524_assured_indeed-there-are-many-competent-people-w_1141891.png)

> [Everything about it worked, and I don't mean just the movie, but in our experience, we realized there's also a component of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-zucker/everything-about-it-worked-and-i-don-t-mean-just-the-movie-but-in-our/)

[David Zucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-zucker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/david-zucker-20788_business_everything-about-it-worked-and-i-don-t-m_2615821.jpg)

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