No one ever listened himself out of a job. Calvin Coolidge
It's not what you say but the way you say it. French proverb
It's not what you say but the way you say it. French proverb
Words that do not match deeds are not important. Ernesto Che Guevara
I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up. Tom Lehrer
I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs. Samuel Goldwyn
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt. Henry J. Kaiser
When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, a hundred. Thomas Jefferson
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. Robert Benchley
If you have something of importance to say, for God's sake start at the end. Sarah Jeannette Duncan
If you have any problems at all, don't hesitate to shut up. Robert Mankoff
He who knows best knows how little he knows. Thomas Jefferson
If at first you don't succeed, you may be at your level of incompetence already. Laurence J. Peter
If there's one pitch you keep swinging at and keep missing, stop swinging at it. Yogi Berra
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent full of doubt. Bertrand Russell
He mastered whatever was not worth the knowing. James Russell Lowell
Even a thief takes ten years to learn his trade Japanese proverb
Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. Laurence J. Peter
It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold, than of the office which one fills. Franηois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld
In most hierarchies, supercompetence is more objectionable than incompetence. Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull