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Competence Quotes


"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."


"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."


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


"Superficial people consider themselves capable of doing everything. The question, however, is who is willing to hire them?"
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