#incompetence

Marriage, laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence. ↗

#human #incompetence #laws #mark #marriage

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

A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma. ↗

— Marlene Dietrich

#could #delegate #dilemma #duties #either

It happens; incompetence is rewarded more often than not. ↗

— Jeff Lindsay

#dreams

Since most parents are reluctant to talk about sex, schools have tried to fill the gap. In America, when we decide to ignore a subject, our favorite form of denial is to teach it incompetently. Familiarity without true understanding is not only the basis of our families but of our educational system as well. ↗

— Bob Smith

#incompetence #sex-education #education

Management cares about only one thing. Paperwork. They will forgive almost anything else - cost overruns, gross incompetence, criminal indictments - as long as the paperwork's filled out properly. And in on time. ↗

— Connie Willis

#management #paperwork #forgiveness

The problem with incompetence is its inability to recognize itself. ↗

— Orrin Woodward

#life

Obviously somebody had been appallingly incompetent and he hoped to God it wasn't him. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#incompetence #mr-prosser #humor

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#ascribe #explained #incompetence #malice #never

Man cannot live by incompetence alone. ↗