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I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary. ↗

— Billy Joel

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I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections. ↗

— Benazir Bhutto

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There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines. ↗

— Ronald Steel

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There's Eddie's conviction and his lyrics and his ideals, and he can just rock straight out. His vocals are incredible. And we all are really competent musicians. ↗

— Mike McCready

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Housework is the only activity at which men are allowed to be consistently inept because they are thought to be so competent at everything else. ↗

— Letty Cottin Pogrebin

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There are actors who can pull of a writer's lines; I am not competent enough to do that. ↗

— Salman Khan

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Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and still convince his employer that he is going at a good pace. ↗

— Frederick W. Taylor

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Truly competent Literary Detectives are as rare as truthful men, Mr. Tweed -- you can see her potential as clearly as I can. Frightened of someone stealing your thunder, perhaps? ↗

— Jasper Fforde

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