Competence Quotes

225 Competence quotes by 194 unique authors

Maturity is largely about acquiring the confidence and the competence to make your own decisions. — Susan Maushart
No scientist is admired for failing in the attempt to solve problems that lie beyond his competence. ... Good scientists study the most important problems… — Peter Medawar
After a period in which technocrats attempted to become stars and stars to become politicians, the political void has been occupied by the force of… — John Ralston Saul
Sincerity does not equal competence. — Isaac Bonewits
The ideological are individuals ultimately swamped by the complexities of modern life and political and economic relations; they have deliberately attached themselves to some caricatural… — Kenny Smith
Translation is a two-edged instrument: it has the special purpose of demonstrating the learner's knowledge of the foreign language, either as a form of control… — Peter Newmark
A human group transforms itself into a crowd when it suddenly responds to a suggestion rather than to reasoning, to an image rather than to… — Jean Francois Revel
A human being feels able and competent only so long as he is permitted to contribute as much as or more than he has contributed… — L. Ron Hubbard
Genius flames and dies, but amiable competence can live forever. — James Lileks
The game's finest mistakes were perpetrated by Djimi Traore, who interrupted his general competence with one air shot, one slice over his own head and… — Phil Cornwell
Absolute size by itself is no indicator of success and achievement, let alone of managerial competence. Being the right size is. — Peter Drucker
How I feel about and behave toward myself is the basic determinant of most of my behavior. If I improve my self-regard, I will find… — William Schutz
What is good? All that enhances the feeling of power, the Will to Power, and the power itself in man. What is bad? All that… — Friedrich Nietzsche
There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are offered by the learned professions, but there are quite as… — James Payn
Emotional intelligence, more than any other factor, more than I.Q. or expertise, accounts for 85% to 90% of success at work... I.Q. is a threshold… — Warren G. Bennis
The Tories win elections when they lead on economic competence. — Maurice Saatchi
There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill. — Fred Thompson
In every union roles are assumed, some traditional, some not. My husband used to pay his own bills, I used to call my own repairman.… — Ayelet Waldman
The fourth paradigm forces us at every point to discern between the creationally valid and the sinfully perverse and thus confronts us with a never-ending… — Albert M. Wolters
The fundamental difference between Islamic government, on the one hand, and constitutional monarchy and republics, on the other, is this: whereas the representatives of the… — Ruhollah Khomeini
If you have competence, you pretty much know its boundaries already. To ask the question (of whether you are past the boundary) is to answer… — Charlie Munger
The criteria for serving one's country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve because of their… — Dianne Feinstein
The hijab, or sikh turban, or Jewish skullcap are all explicit symbols, but they do not represent a threat or affront to others, and have… — Randa Abdel-Fattah
The situation around Terri Schiavo was a deeply held conflict over what to do if someone isn't going to return to consciousness or competence. Who… — Ezekiel Emanuel
Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists. And the real reason a considerable portion of my party wants President Obama out… — Colin Powell

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