Incompetence Quotes

139 Incompetence quotes by 112 unique authors

When you consider the opportunity and power He had to really do a job, and then look at the stupid, ugly little mess He made… — Joseph Heller
The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline. — James C. Collins
My niceness has a very low threshold and that little girl just sucked it dry, so don’t push me, Olympain. I don’t want so much… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
You asked my opinion and I gave it. Of course you have to remember that if I’d been on the island with Gilligan, he’d have… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
He can occasionally see to an enemy," she conceded. "If he manages to get his sword pointed in the right direction and the enemy does… — Lynn Kurland
I have no idea what I am doing but incompetence has never prevented me from plunging in with enthusiasm. — Woody Allen
Sorcery is the sauce fools spoon over failure to hide the flavor of their own incompetence. — George R. R. Martin
Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence — Arthur C. Clarke
My son, your ineptitude is so vast, your incompetence so profound, that I am certain you are inhabited by greater power than I have ever… — Peter S. Beagle
I know the well of my maternal incompetence is deep but I am determined to siphon up a calm and breathing hope for him. — Donna VanLiere
I don't know what I'm doing, but my incompetence has never stopped my enthusiasm. — Woody Allen
Management cares about only one thing. Paperwork. They will forgive almost anything else - cost overruns, gross incompetence, criminal indictments - as long as the… — Connie Willis
It happens; incompetence is rewarded more often than not. — Jeff Lindsay
It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code. Most of these jokers don't even… — Robert A. Heinlein
Obviously somebody had been appallingly incompetent and he hoped to God it wasn't him. — Douglas Adams
Wait. You work for me?" "I prefer to think of it as managing your incompetence. — Jim Butcher
The whole gospel of Karl Marx can be summed up in a single sentence: Hate the man who is better off than you are. Never… — Henry Hazlitt
Incompetence annoys me. Overconfidence terrifies me. — Malcolm Gladwell
Just as your hand has the power to hide the sun, mediocrity has the power to hide your inner light. Do not blame others for… — Paulo Coelho
In short, Israel is the measure of our failings and our incompetence. We have waited for a great leader for years, but none came; we… — Edward Said
We used to have a War Office, but now we have a Ministry of Defence, nuclear bombs are now described as deterrents, innocent civilians killed… — Tony Benn
Bullying consists of the least competent most aggressive employee projecting their incompetence on to the least aggressive most competent employee and winning. — Tim Field
In my experience, people are usually fired for reasons having to do with budgetary constraints, incompetence or not fulfilling the terms of a contract. — Michael Shermer
More than any other major sport, professional or amateur, college football games are decided by the physical incompetence and downright chokery of their players. — Stephen Rodrick
The incompetence regarding body and vehicle armor rises almost to a level of criminal negligence. — John Olver

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