#qualification

I had the qualifications, but I was not chosen. ↗

— Luther Allison

#had #i #qualifications

Once lay down the rule that the job comes first and you throw that job open to every individual, man or woman, fat or thin, tall or short, ugly or beautiful, who is able to do that job better than the rest of the world. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#career #discrimination #empowerment #equality #jobs

...Come on let’s see the degree.” Katherine unrolled her scroll displaying a long declaration in Latin affixed with a red seal proclaiming her a Master of Art. “Imagine working for years to obtain a piece of paper we can hardly read ” Katherine joked. “And to officially declare you have talent ” Suzy returned. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#college-degree #credentials #degree #funny #humor

Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church - he has not only specified their duties and prerogatives - but he gives the requisite qualifications, and calls those thus qualified, and by that call gives them their official authority. ↗

— Charles Hodge

#call #calls #christ #church #duties

The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by qualifications and often with concern about how our messages will be received. ↗

— John le Carre

#always #cleanly #communicate #concern #directly

What office is there which involves more responsibility, which requires more qualifications, and which ought, therefore, to be more honorable, than that of teaching? ↗

— Harriet Martineau

#involves #more #office #ought #qualifications

I have no qualifications to do anything else and there weren't any formal application forms you had to fill in for stand-up, so I thought I'd give that a twist. ↗

— Dylan Moran

#anything #application #else #fill #formal

He has selected from a group of overwhelming candidates. This candidate was nominated to the Supreme Court because of his extremely overwhelming qualifications. ↗

— Rod Parsley

#candidate #candidates #court #extremely #group

The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#different #evening #life #qualifications #require

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#action #chief #great #head #heart