Success Quote by Jeffrey Pfeffer

Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.

— Larry McMurtry

“I have noticed that, with few exceptions, men bungle their affairs. Everywhere I see incompetence rampant, incompetence triumphant...I have accepted the universality of incompetence.”

— Raymond Hull

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Incompetence is certainty in the absence of expertise. Overconfidence is certainty in the presence of expertise.

— Malcolm Gladwell

“Diligence without intelligence is tragedy, not success.”

— Kevin Keenoo

“Noble failure atones for the impossibility of resisting progress successfully.”

— Richard Appignanesi

“The more skill it takes to accomplish a task, the more difficult it is to comprehend the knowledge needed to deal with it, the…

— Luigina Sgarro

“Success is built on a series of mistakes.”

— Brian E. Miller

“as incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial.”

— Erle Stanley Gardner

It isn't the incompetent who destroy an organization. It is those who have achieved something and want to rest upon their achievements who are…

— Charles E. Sorensen

“Those who are weakest often tend to blame others for their own incompetence.”

— Gabriella Geach

“Elusive success is not the same as failure.”

— Damon Throop