Competence Quotes

The code of competence is the only system of morality that's on a gold standard.

We now operate in a world in which we can assume neither competence nor good faith from the authorities. The consequences of this simple, devastating realization define American life.

The end of education is to see men made whole, both in competence and in conscience.

The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it.

If you improve education by teaching for competence, eliminating schooling, and connecting with students, the test scores will improve.

If you have competence, you pretty much know its boundaries already. To ask the question (of whether you are past the boundary) is to answer it.

What matters most: passion or competence that was born in? Berkshireis full of people who have a peculiar passion for their own business. I would argue passion is more important than brain power.

Unfounded fears about your competence and abilities can cripple your unique talents and gifts, which are waiting to be released.

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.

Inequality is going to be a big issue, but competence is going to be the biggest issue. [People] want to see somebody that's super-competent and that's me.

There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill.

It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land.

To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters.

Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words,-health, peace, and competence.

An important re-engineering principle is that companies should focus on their core competence and outsource everything else.

I've reached the age where competence is a turn-on.

Qualities not regulated run into their opposites. Economy before competence is meanness after it. Therefore economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.

Anger, pride and competence are our real enemies.

All conversation, in addition to whatever else it does, displays, and asks for recognition of, our competence.

I really think I am a nice person. [But] this is not going to be an election on niceness. This is going to be an election on competence.

You can't fake competence, creativity, or sexual arousal.

Choose a challenge instead of competence

No amount of technical knowledge and competence is, of itself, sufficient to make a craftperson into an artist. That requires caring - passionate caring about ultimate things.

Let us be thankful for health and competence, and, above all, for a quiet conscience.

"What would you call the highest happiness, Lewie?" he asked. "The sense of competence," was the answer, given without hesitation.

Competence goes beyond words. It's the leader's ability to say it, plan it, and do it in such a way that others know that you know how - and know that they want to follow you.

It reflects no great honour on a painter to be able to execute one thing well.

Competence is a great creator of confidence.

The Tories win elections when they lead on economic competence.

To be a manager requires more than a title, a big office, and other outward symbols of rank. It requires competence and performance of a high order.

People value honesty. They value integrity. They value competence and courage and all those kinds of things.

Effective leadership is the only competitive advantage that will endure. That's because leadership has two sides- what a person is character and what a person does- competence.

Maturity is largely about acquiring the confidence and the competence to make your own decisions.

If we conducted ourselves as sensibly in good times as we do in hard times, we could all acquire a competence.

Look for competence not claims.

Industry suffers from the managerial dogma that for the sake of stability and continuity, the company should be independent of the competence of individual employees.

Genius flames and dies, but amiable competence can live forever.

It's not that achievements prove our worth but rather that the process of achieving is the means by which we develop our effectiveness, our competence at living.

Churches often confuse loyalty with competence.

I will not enter into a public feud with Madame Callas, since I am well aware that she has considerably greater competence and experience at that kind of thing than I have.

In today’s work arena, creativity may be more of an asset than competence.

Epistemic competence might be posterior to knowledge conceptually, however, while still prior metaphysically.

True competence is based on one’s own ability to observe.

I mistrust total competence. I've always felt life is a series of small disasters we try to get through.

Leadership shows judgment, wisdom, personal appeal and proven competence.

So many people can now write competent stories that the short story is in danger of dying of competence.

The New York Hilton is laid out with a competence that would make a computer blush.

We need somebody with a proven track record of competence, leadership and what you see is what you get.

Morally, a philosopher who uses his professional competence for anything except a disinterested search for truth is guilty of a kind of treachery.

Competence doesn't seem like a big deal until you are forced to realize that your own government has none.