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Competence Quotes

Posted on August 15, 2011August 15, 2011 by

Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. ~Laurence J. Peter

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent. ~Laurence J. Peter

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence. ~Laurence J. Peter

Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves. ~Larry McMurtry

Our all-volunteer force continues to prove itself with a great level of professionalism, personal commitment and a technical competence that is quite remarkable. ~Geoff Davis

The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it. ~Laurence J. Peter

Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence. ~Tarja Halonen

Famous Beauty Quotes

Posted on October 9, 2010October 9, 2010 by

“Beauty, without expression, tires.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” – Leo Tolstoy

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” – Margaret Hungerford

“I’m tired of all the nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want – an adorable pancreas?” – Jean Kerr

“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius

“Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty – they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.” – Martin Buxbaum

“It is not beauty that endears; it’s love that makes us see beauty.” – Leo Tolstoy

“Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.” – Dorothy Parker

“You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everything else.” – Chuck Palahniuk

“Beauty is whatever gives joy.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay