Competence Quotes

Biologists will teach us that the survival of the species depends on cooperation, not competition.

. . to be exceptional in martial arts, you must possess the "4 C's" : Consistency, Commitment, Creativity and Competence

Soke Behzad Ahmadi

It's easy to run to others. It's so hard to stand on one's own record. You can fake virtue for an audience. You can't fake it in your own eyes. Your ego is your strictest judge. They run from it. They spend their lives running. It's easier to donate a few thousand 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.

Ayn Rand

Confidence is the immaterial residue of material actions. Confidence is the public face of competence.

Complements from your companion will do you no good, but if you get complements from your competitors it means you are really doing good.

Don’t set your own goals by what other people make important.