Competence Quotes

225 Competence quotes by 194 unique authors

If you have competence, you know the edge. It wouldnt be a competence if you didnt know where the boundaries lie. Asking whether youve passed… — Charlie Munger
The end of education is to see men made whole, both in competence and in conscience. — John Dickey
To create the power of competence without creating a corresponding direction to guide the use of that power is bad education. — John Dickey
To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical… — Serge Lang
A bad artist almost always tries to conceal his incompetence by whooping up a new formula. — H. L. Mencken
Competence is a narrow ideal. Competence makes the trains run on time but doesn't know where they're going. — George H. W. Bush
A competent portraitist knows how to imply the profile in the full face. — Aldous Huxley
It reflects no great honour on a painter to be able to execute one thing well. — Leonardo da Vinci
Learn to do the common things uncommonly well. — George Washington Carver
I dislike a picture that is too suave or too skilfully done. But, contrariwise, I also dislike a picture that looks too inept or blundering. — Robert Motherwell
First be a magnificent artist and then you can do whatever, but the art must be first. — Francisco Goya
The drive to resist compulsion is more important in wild animals than sex, food, or water... The drive for competence or to resist compulsion is… — Martin Seligman
Luck is always waiting for something to turn up. Labor, with keen eyes and strong will, always turns up something. Luck lies in bed and… — Richard Cobden
Great writers zealously learn the craft of their profession so they can release the power and the depth of their imagination and experience. — Leonard Bishop
The guy may be totally motivated, connected and inspired, but if he doesn't know how to do it, he's not the guy to take out… — Robert Genn
Incompetence, in my books, is the failure of the critical faculties to interfere constructively with the natural flow. — Robert Genn
When I hire somebody really senior, competence is the ante. They have to be really smart. But the real issue for me is, Are they… — Steve Jobs
Leadership means that a group, large or small, is willing to entrust authority to a person who has shown judgment, wisdom, personal appeal, and proven… — Walt Disney
If I could get one message to you it would be this: the future of this country and the welfare of the free world depends… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Jackson is the most consummate sketcher I have ever known. These little panels, handy on the trail, could be handled as easily as an expert… — Arthur Lismer
The Commission has five commissioners from each side, plus three alternates, so all together sixteen members, people who are independent from the two governments, who… — Jose Ramos-Horta
In today’s work arena, creativity may be more of an asset than competence. — Dan Miller
Men were created for something better than merely to make money. A close application to business, until a competence is gained, is one of the… — Christian Nestell Bovee
I just sat there looking at television, sort of dumb and thought how horrible it was. I had -- the grand aspects of it did… — Andy Rooney
Growing older is an opportunity for you to increase your value and competence as the neural connections in your hippocampus and throughout your brain increase,… — Christiane Northrup

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