Incompetence Quotes

139 quotes by 114 authors

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate… — Graydon Carter
Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence. — Kingsley Amis
With all that IMF money, the Thailand's and Mexico's are spared the consequences of their fiscal incompetence, and Wall Street's heavy hitters are spared the… — Pat Buchanan
The great mystery isn't that people do things badly but that they occasionally do a few things well. The only thing that is universal is… — Peter Drucker
The price of loyalty is incompetence. — Jonathan Alter
Government failure is always used as an excuse for government expansion. Government thrives on crisis and incompetence. — Jim Babka
Publishing is the only industry I can think of where most of the employees spend most of their time stating with great self-assurance that they… — Donald E. Westlake
In explaining any puzzling Washington phenomenon, always choose stupidity over conspiracy, incompetence over cunning. Anything else gives them too much credit. — Charles Krauthammer
Union Rule 26: Every employee must win 'Worker of the Week' at least once, regardless of gross incompetence, obesity or rank odor. — Homer
Automobiles are often conveniently tagged as the villains responsible for the ills of cities and the disappointments and futilities of city planning. But the destructive… — Jane Jacobs
A certain combination of incompetence and indifference can cause almost as much suffering as the most acute malevolence. — Bruce Catton
Peter's Principle: In an organization, each person rises to the level of his own incompetence. — Laurence J. Peter
On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex. — Bill Russell
From the time we begin school, if not sooner, we are taught to be blind to our assets and only see our deficits. We are… — Dawna Markova
Even though . . . 9/11 happened because . . . Bush's FBI and CIA did not detect the Al Qaeda conspiracy . . .… — Vincent Bugliosi
I'm sure it's very obvious . . . how upset I am with incompetence and the lack of common sense in life. If I can… — Vincent Bugliosi
Man cannot live by incompetence alone. — Charlotte Whitton
One of the chief features of incompetence was an inability to see it in oneself. — Kim Stanley Robinson
The English think that incompetence is the same thing as sincerity. — Quentin Crisp

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