Quotes about Competence
She had never done these things before; she did them expertly. She had a capacity for action, a competence that clashed incongruously with her appearance.
— Ayn Rand
Those that have done nothing in life, are not qualified to judge of those that have done little
— Samuel Johnson
Theological formation is the gradual and often painful discovery of God's incomprehensibility. You can be competent in many things, but you cannot be competent in God.
— Henri Nouwen
I call therefore a complete and generous education that which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully and magnanimously all the offices both private and public, of peace and war.
— John Milton
Always try to be the very best that you can be. Learn from others, yes. But don't just try to be better than they are.
— John Wooden
The hard reality is that immersion works only when people are actually fluent in something.
— Mike Breen
Adequacy is the enemy of excellence.
— Peter Drucker
Ability is a poor man's wealth.
— John Wooden
Theological formation is the gradual and often painful discovery of God's incomprehensibility. You can be competent in many things, but you cannot be competent in God.
— Henri Nouwen
It takes an awfully good man... to beat no man at all." - Tillie
— Tamera Alexander
You cannot trust Jesus in areas in which you don't think him competent.
— Dallas Willard
It is ridiculous to take on a man's job just in order to be able to say that 'a woman has done it - yah!' The only decent reason for tackling a job is that it is your job and you want to do it.
— Dorothy Sayers