(1358 quotes found)
“A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.”
Marlene Dietrich
“If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.”
Jack Welch
“Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is everything.”
Peggy Noonan
“It is a good idea to "shop around" before you settle on a doctor. Ask about the condition of his Mercedes. Ask about the competence of his mechanic. Don't be shy! After all, you're paying for it.”
Dave Barry
“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.”
Ben Okri
“Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.”
Dr. Laurence J. Peter
“Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise - specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine”
Allan Bloom
“To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.”
Orison Swett Marden
“Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.”
George Bernard Shaw
“Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.”
Lee Simonson
