Incompetence Quotes

139 Incompetence quotes by 112 unique authors

I was also reminded of one of the unique charms of NYC in the summer: vast piles of rotting garbage piled on the sidewalks, with… — Andrew Sullivan
But the technology was accessible, which suggests incompetence on the part of our counterintelligence community and the Clinton Administration, and may in fact rise to… — Charles Bass
Sometimes incompetence is useful. It helps you keep an open mind. — Roberto Cavalli
Burning dinner is not incompetence but war. — Marge Piercy
The utter incompetence of the U.N. is literally incomprehensible. — Malcolm Wallop
Where no paths exist, a man strays only when he misses his destination. There is no crime, no transgression, no sin save foolishness or incompetence,… — R. Scott Bakker
What the people out there are calling for is honesty which has been missing for quite some time now. We are tired of all the… — Joseph Muscat
I was recently asked what it takes to become a writer. Three things, I answered: first, one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form… — Joseph Epstein
Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay… — Peter Drucker
It's not logical that we boast the most advanced and powerful internationally integrated economy in the world, then claim organizational incompetence and poverty when it… — Jesse Jackson, Jr.
The supreme crime of the church to-day is that everywhere and in all its operations and influences it is on the side of sloth of… — Upton Sinclair
I believe in discipline. You can forgive incompetence. You can forgive lack of ability. But one thing you cannot ever forgive is lack of discipline. — Forrest Gregg
Marriage laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence. — Dora Russell
If at first you don't succeed, you may be at your level of incompetence already. — Laurence J. Peter
In most hierarchies, supercompetence is more objectionable than incompetence. — Laurence J. Peter
If there is any one proof of a man's incompetence, it is the stagnant mentality of a worker who, doing some small routine job in… — Ayn Rand
Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It's a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point to what is in fact… — Josh Marshall
Misgovernment is of four kinds, often in combination. They are: 1) tyranny or oppression, of which history provides so many well-known examples that they do… — Barbara Tuchman
Is puppy love the reason so many Americans are blind to the incompetence and waste of Republicans - who at a minimum are supposed to… — Margaret Carlson
People who truly have control over time always have some in their pocket to give to someone in need. A sense of priorities drives their… — Scott Berkun
Behold the crucifix; what does it symbolize? Pallid incompetence hanging on a tree. — Anton Szandor LaVey
Incompetence is the true crisis. — Albert Einstein
There's a right way and a wrong way to do things. If you make a chair, you want to make a nice chair. You want… — Hal Hartley
Evil is a form of incompetence. — Alan Bullock
Any constraint is part of the skeleton that you build the composition on - including your own incompetence. — Brian Eno

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