130 Quotes About Competence

It’s easier to donate a few thousands to charity and think oneself noble than to base self-respect on personal standards of personal achievement. It’s simple to seek substitutes for competence—such easy substitutes: love, charm, kindness, charity. But there is no substitute for competence.

The cost of a range of appropriate courses and training activities is much less than the cost of incompetence.

They all have excellent resumes... So what I’m trying to find out is how they will behave under pressure.

I judge the competence of radiation researchers not by their discoveries, but by their ability to recover from the biologically toxic exposures.

Pride in office without competence is as much a sin as competence without confidence.

The courageous and competent individual is one that will not sit idle and wait for someone else to answer an e-mail, return a call, or give them permission to accomplish a needed task. They simply do whatever it takes to achieve results.

Don't be the driver of the bus that runs you over! Watch out for words and body language that undermines your presence, competence, and confidence.

Practice gives you skills. Skills give you competence. Competence gives you confidence.

They looked more like day laborers than seamen.