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"Superficial people consider themselves capable of doing everything. The question, however, is who is willing to hire them?"
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"If you look at the 19 hijackers who came to the United States in Sept. 11 to commit those acts, if you'd looked at them before they got onto a plane, you could probably say the same thing. There were various levels of expertise, various levels of competence."

"But ... but what if I hit you?A snort. "You're not going to hit me."How do you know? I bristled at his amused tone. "I could hit you. Even master swordsmen make mistakes. I could get a lucky shot, or you might not see me coming. I don't want to hurt you.He favored me with another patient look. "And how much experience do you have with swords and weapons in general? "Um. I glanced down at the saber in my hand. "Thirty seconds?He smiled, that calm, irritatingly confident smirk. "You're not going to hit me."

"Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers."

"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?"

"To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters."

"Technically, according to the notion of the will of God, there is no such a thing as a competent surgeon."

"Superficial people consider themselves capable of doing everything. The question, however, is who is willing to hire them?"
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"A friend is a person who always understands your preoccupations, even when other people do not perceive them at all."

"Human nature is so complicated. Those who have little, want a lot. Those who have a lot, think others have more. Those who lose, blame others for the loss."

"Avoiding setting too strong rules is the best way not to have problems with your own rules."

"Two things influence one's wisdom: remarkable experience and " evenmuch more " accumulated knowledge."

"Empathize with others. You may easily get into a situation where you need the understanding of others."

"Use two-way communication on oral exams to check the students' knowledge, not their attitudes. Checking attitudes can lead to the slippery area of subjective assessment."

"There is a huge difference between thinking we know something and actually knowing something."
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