Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

Quote by Lee Simonson

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The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure,...

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure,...

No one complains of too great a facility with words, but all seek fuller competence.

No one complains of too great a facility with words, but all seek fuller competence.

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.

Morally, a philosopher who uses his professional competence for anything except a disinterested search for...

Morally, a philosopher who uses his professional competence for anything except a disinterested search for...

Compliance starts with understanding, and understanding starts with cultural competence

Compliance starts with understanding, and understanding starts with cultural competence

I'm a woman of mad competence. I'm very optimistic. l have high self-esteem. l give...

I'm a woman of mad competence. I'm very optimistic. l have high self-esteem. l give...

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been...

The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been...

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a...

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a...

Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence

Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite...

Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite...

It is only now that I understand that Love would have no competence without this...

It is only now that I understand that Love would have no competence without this...

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for...

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for...

A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an...

A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an...