(1358 quotes found)
“We compete, not so much against an opponent, but against ourselves. The real test is this: Did I make my best effort on every play?”
Bud Wilkinson
“... by stretching yourself beyond your perceived level of confidence you accelerate your development of competence.”
Michael J. Gelb
“A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.”
Robert A. Heinlein
“Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence”
Napoleon Bonaparte
“The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.”
Elbert Hubbard
“I would rather have five energetic and competent enemies than one fool friend.”
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated.”
Edmund Hillary
“I mistrust total competence. I've always felt life is a series of small disasters we try to get through.”
Michael Palin
“A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops.”
John J. Pershing
“The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.”
Daniel P. Moynihan
