„I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.“
Billy Joel
US-amerikanischer Sänger und Songschreiber 1949Ähnliche Zitate
„I’d rather be ruled by a competent Turk than an incompetent Christian.“
— Martin Luther seminal figure in Protestant Reformation 1483 - 1546
The earliest published source for such a statement yet located is in Pat Robertson — Where He Stands (1988) by Hubert Morken, p. 42, where such a comment is attributed to Luther without citation.
Disputed
„I believe that everyone else my age is an adult whereas I am merely in disguise.“
— Margaret Atwood, buch Cat's Eye
Variante: Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
Quelle: Cat's Eye (1988)
„Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence“
— Arthur C. Clarke, buch 3001: The Final Odyssey
Quelle: 3001: The Final Odyssey
— Billy Joel American singer-songwriter and pianist 1949
The Entertainer.
Song lyrics, Streetlife Serenade (1974)
„He was neither lazy nor incompetent; he merely had occupational claustrophobia.“
— Jack Vance, buch Space Opera
Quelle: Space Opera (1965), Chapter 4 (p. 30)
„I love to compete. That's the essence of who I am.“
— Tiger Woods American professional golfer 1975
Tiger Woods Up Close And Personal http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/23/60minutes/main1433767.shtml, cbsnews.com (2006)
„I've aged, but I don't think I've grown up.“
— Helena Bonham Carter British actress 1966
Guardian interview 3 Nov 2006 http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/nov/03/1
— Nick Drake (poet) British writer 1961
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The Rahotep series, Book 2: Tutankhamun
— Madonna American singer, songwriter, and actress 1958
Madonna Misses "Certain Things" About Being Married, OK!, 2012-01-12 http://www.okmagazine.com/news/madonna-misses-certain-things-about-being-married,
„To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am.“
— Bernard Baruch American businessman 1870 - 1965
On his 85th birthday, as quoted in The Observer [London] (21 August 1955)
— Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman British politician 1779 - 1854
O'Connell v. The Queen, 11 Clark and Finnelly Reports.
„I love the game, and I love to compete, but I am not obsessed with the struggle.“
— Magnus Carlsen Norwegian chess player 1990
Meet Magnus Carlsen, The New King of Chess - TIME, Eben Harrell Friday, Dec. 25, 2009 http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1948809,00.html
— Mike Murphy (political consultant) American political consultant 1962
2010s, 2018, Interview with Bill Kristol (2018)
