Failure Quote by Otto F. Kernberg

“lack of explicit criteria for the appointment of faculty in general, and the lack of explicit policies and criteria for the quality control of…

— Otto F. Kernberg

“High performers whom exhibit tremendous self-control tend to be burden by their own competence. Studies indicate that being extraordinary competent can place a person…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“In the face of increasing pressures to perform at a level unattainable for them, and in fear of being discovered as incompetent, they begin…

— Andrzej Lobaczewski

Reasonably accurate appraisal of one's own capabilities is, therefore, of considerable value in successful functioning. Large misjudgments of personal efficacy in either direction have…

— Albert Bandura

“Takers, the study’s authors report, “attain influence because they behave in ways that make them appear competent—even when they actually lack competence.”

— Adam M. Grant

If, in any individual, university training produces a taste for refined idleness, a distaste for sustained effort, a barren intellectual arrogance, or a sense…

— Theodore Roosevelt

It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree, nature makes up for it by leaving him or…

— Robert Shea

Quite often I have been faced with people who were praised and admired for their talents and their achievements... According to prevailing attitudes, these…

— Alice Miller

“By facing adversity and hardship, we gain in internal strength, competency, self-worth and self-efficacy.”

— Sarah Voldeng

“In other words, professionals within the institution assume that the absence of uptake is evidence of a lack of interest, lack of commitment, lack…

— Karen Gross

When a profession is protected by academic freedom and tenure, it tends to turn inward. To a large extent that's good.

— Martha C. Nussbaum

“Uncertainty and fear are relieved by authority. Training is authority.”

— Ryan Holiday