A Quote by Mary Jo Putney

Competence is a great creator of confidence.

Mary Jo Putney

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Competence Confidence Creator Great

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Mary Jo Putney
American - Author
Born: 1946

we found that success correlates more closely with confidence than it does with competence. Yes, there is evidence that confidence is more important than ability when it comes to getting ahead. This came as particularly unsettling news to us, having spent our own lives striving toward competence.

Katty Kay

Confidence is the immaterial residue of material actions. Confidence is the public face of competence.

Ron Suskind

Confidence is the public face of competence.

Ron Suskind

You must have confidence in your competence.

Elijah Cummings

I have great confidence in Taiwan's democracy. I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights, and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually take root and become part of our daily lives in Taiwan.

Chen Shui-bian

I find that all great directors, and I would include Ben Affleck and Clint Eastwood in that, they have great confidence. And with great confidence comes great freedom for the actor.

Amy Ryan

Maturity is largely about acquiring the confidence and the competence to make your own decisions.

Susan Maushart

Act with purpose, courage, confidence, competence and intelligence until these qualities 'lock in' to your subconscious mind.

Brian Tracy

We would like to have every middle and high school become a place where there will be lots of examples of youth competence and confidence.

Bill Drayton

Competence is a narrow ideal. Competence makes the trains run on time but doesn't know where they're going.

George H. W. Bush

When most people become president, even if you disagree with their ideology, you can still agree that they would have the competence to run something... With Trump, I do not have the confidence of that at all.

Larry Wilmore

A 'competence' that has no defined borders cannot be called a true competence.

Li Lu

I think to take your shirt off, you need to have a great body and more than that, confidence and attitude. It's all related. A great body equals confidence, and confidence equals attitude. And when you put all three together, you get a Salman Khan! And that's not me.